Ogunyi Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ogunyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogunyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1081:1,640,21160,875
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ogunyi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ogunyi is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogunyi? popularity and diffusion

Ogunyi is the 1,755,741st most commonly held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogunyi are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Ogunyi is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 1,640,211. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ebonyi, where 29 percent reside, Lagos, where 21 percent reside and Cross River, where 15 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogunnyi9233/
Ogounyi922/
Ongunyi921/
Ogujnyi921/
Oguni911,451/
Oguny913/
Ogunoeyi863/
Ogunyo83404/
Ogouni8392/
Ogunni8330/
Onguny8316/
Agunyi839/
Ogungi836/
Ogunie834/
Ogunei833/
Ogunii832/
Ogunis832/
Ogunai831/
Oguniy831/
Ogunaya7743/
Ogunnii7711/
Ogunniy7710/
Oghouni779/
Angunyi779/
Ogouniy773/
Ongouni772/
Ogounni771/
Ongungi771/
Ongunni771/
Oguniey771/
Aguni731,660/
Oguna731,603/
Ogony731,159/
Ogune73665/
Ogunh732/
Ogunj732/
Ogunnaya71327/
Gokguney7157/
Gougouni7132/
Ogunyowa7129/
Ogoungni715/
Ogunnije711/
Ougougni711/
Agouni671,320/
Agunyo671,299/
Ogunna671,023/
Ogunje67873/
Agunoy67575/
Agusni67562/
Ogoney67412/
Anguni67185/
Ongune6794/
Agonyi6763/
Agungi6736/
Agunit6718/
Ogunne6715/
Agunay678/
Agunie676/
Ogonay675/
Agunai674/
Gogune673/
Akguni673/
Gaguni673/
Ogunaa672/
Anguny672/
Ogouna672/
Ogunge672/
Agauni672/
Ogonoi671/
Ogguna671/
Ogunee671/
Agunis671/
Ogauna671/
Ogonni671/
Agguni671/
Agunid671/
Oghuna671/
Ogunnaije671/
Agunni671/
Oggoni671/
Hogune670/

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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 Ogunyi
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