Ogunye Surname

286,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ogunye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogunye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2131:146,0379,290
United States771:4,707,259244,676
England231:2,422,52489,093
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ogunye (26) may also be a first name.

Ogunye Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ogunye Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ogunye is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogunye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 286,665th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 5,438,467 people. Ogunye is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Ogunye are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ogunye is also the 2,084,397th most widespread first name in the world, held by 26 people.

The last name Ogunye is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,213 people, or 1 in 146,037. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ondo, where 29 percent reside, Lagos, where 28 percent reside and Ogun, where 22 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Ogunye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ogunye last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ogunye earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.27% more than the national average, earning R 435,516 per year; in United States they earn 18.56% more than the national average, earning $51,159 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.24% less than the national average, earning $34,162 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ogunye
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