Oguso Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Oguso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oguso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1331:347,21720,627
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812

Oguso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oguso is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oguso? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,459,453rd most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oguso live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 133 people, or 1 in 347,217. In Kenya Oguso is most numerous in: Kisumu County, where 82 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 7 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.

Oguso Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Oguso last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onguso911,339/
Ogusco9147/
Goguso917/
Ogusho912/
Ogusso912/
Oguzsoy83132/
Ogutsoy8325/
Ogausco831/
Ogiso8012,998/
Ogoso80286/
Oguzo80218/
Aguso8067/
Ogusa8037/
Ogujo8020/
Eguso803/
Ogoussou7725/
Anguso73380/
Oguzuo7395/
Ogosso7318/
Agusso7310/
Ogusha734/
Auguso733/
Ogouzo732/
Unguso732/
Gaguso732/
Agusio732/
Ogucho731/
Ogujuo731/
Agusou731/
Oghoso731/
Ogujoh731/
Angguso6756/
Ogoudjo677/
Angusso674/
Ogoussa672/
Ogossou672/
Angusho672/
Augusot672/
Agousou671/
Goigoussou671/
Hogussa671/
Agousso671/
Augusio671/
Agussou671/

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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 Oguso
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