Ogw Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Ogw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Ogw (10) may also be a first name.
Ogw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ogw occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogw? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ogw is the 3,228,735th most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Ogw live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent given name at a global level, held by 10 people.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria Ogw is most numerous in: Kogi, where 24 percent are found, Oyo, where 17 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Ogw is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 19 percent are found and Kenya, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogwe | 86 | 1,770 | / |
| Hogw | 86 | 10 | / |
| Ongw | 86 | 8 | / |
| Ogww | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ogkw | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ogwp | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ogwh | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ogwf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oghw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ougw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Osgw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oigw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oghwe | 75 | 373 | / |
| Hogwe | 75 | 80 | / |
| Ogwhe | 75 | 38 | / |
| Ojgwe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Oigwe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ongkw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ougwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ohgwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uogwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ohghw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hogwh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ugw | 67 | 89 | / |
| Ogb | 67 | 77 | / |
| Egw | 67 | 26 | / |
| Agw | 67 | 25 | / |
| Okw | 67 | 16 | / |
| Oqw | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ocw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ogwowa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ogv | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oigewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houghw | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ogw
- 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