Oguya Surname
Approximately 261 people bear this surname
Oguya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 167 | 1:276,526 | 18,122 |
| Uganda | 92 | 1:424,340 | 25,938 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
Oguya (10) may also be a first name.
Oguya Demographics
Oguya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Oguya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oguya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oguya is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Oguya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 985,740th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,921,632 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oguya live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Oguya is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 10 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 167 people, or 1 in 276,526. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kisumu County, where 90 percent are found, Siaya County, where 5 percent are found and Kisii County, where 2 percent are found. Barring Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 35 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.
Oguya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Oguya surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onguya | 91 | 26 | / |
| Oguyah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aguya | 80 | 385 | / |
| Oguyo | 80 | 143 | / |
| Oguia | 80 | 139 | / |
| Ogyai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oigya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hounguya | 77 | 8 | / |
| Hogyai | 73 | 83 | / |
| Aguyau | 73 | 8 | / |
| Goguyo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Onguyo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Oguias | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ogujea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gaguya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogayya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oguyoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aguyas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ongyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogoiya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogoyia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogea | 67 | 813 | / |
| Hongyai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Aguyass | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ogouhia | 67 | 8 | / |
| Uongyah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Houguia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ágya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ongayya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anguyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ougayya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aghuiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gogoiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gogayya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ongaaya | 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 Oguya
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