Oguwa Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Oguwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 42 | 1:4,217,685 | 117,088 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Oguwa (31) may also be a first name.
Oguwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oguwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oguwa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oguwa? popularity and diffusion
Oguwa is the 2,372,517th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Oguwa reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 31 people.
The surname Oguwa is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 4,217,685. In Nigeria Oguwa is most numerous in: Delta, where 50 percent live, Lagos, where 19 percent live and Abia, where 10 percent live. Not including Nigeria Oguwa exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 31 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogouwa | 91 | 18 | / |
| Oiguwa | 91 | 16 | / |
| Onguwa | 91 | 10 | / |
| Oguwua | 91 | 3 | / |
| Oghuwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ogauwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oguwai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gogouwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ougouwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aguwa | 80 | 2,777 | / |
| Oguba | 80 | 531 | / |
| Oguwo | 80 | 48 | / |
| Eguwa | 80 | 18 | / |
| Oguwi | 80 | 11 | / |
| Oguwe | 80 | 10 | / |
| Uguwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ogiwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oguva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ogouwahe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Oungouwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Agouwa | 73 | 90 | / |
| Aguwah | 73 | 55 | / |
| Ogouba | 73 | 35 | / |
| Onguwo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Aguuwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Aguwua | 73 | 3 | / |
| Haguwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ogowua | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aguhwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okguwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ogubay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oyguwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aguwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egouwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Agujwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onguva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogujua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogouwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogoowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oghuba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oguwie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eghuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ehguwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Agauwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eguuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojguba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogauva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aghauwa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Agahuwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Angouwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guguwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eghauwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oguwihe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ughouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Angguwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anguwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agouwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gagouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gogouwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogoubaï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ongouwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oghiewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agouwah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Oguwa
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