Oguwi Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Oguwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Oguwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oguwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oguwi is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Oguwi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Oguwi is the 5,812,366th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Oguwi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oguwi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
Oguwi is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya Oguwi is most common in: Siaya County, where 90 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 10 percent reside. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oguwie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oguwai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oguwihe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ogubi | 80 | 207 | / |
| Oguwa | 80 | 65 | / |
| Aguwi | 80 | 12 | / |
| Oguwe | 80 | 10 | / |
| Ogowi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oguwuihe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ogoubi | 73 | 4,877 | / |
| Ogouvi | 73 | 298 | / |
| Hogowi | 73 | 24 | / |
| Ogouwa | 73 | 18 | / |
| Oiguwa | 73 | 16 | / |
| Ogowei | 73 | 7 | / |
| Okguwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oghuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyguwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aguwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogoewi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Anguwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogouwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogauwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onguvi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogubei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogoubei | 67 | 109 | / |
| Ougoubi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Agouwei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oghiwie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agouwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gogouwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogouboi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogoubiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ougouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ongouwe | 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
- 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 Oguwi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis