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 occurs most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogunyi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,755,741st most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. Ogunyi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogunyi live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Ogunyi is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 1,640,211. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ebonyi, where 29 percent live, Lagos, where 21 percent live and Cross River, where 15 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent live.

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
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  • 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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