Ogwa Surname
Approximately 3,163 people bear this surname
Ogwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,828 | 1:62,639 | 4,638 |
| Kenya | 112 | 1:412,321 | 22,772 |
| Cameroon | 72 | 1:288,459 | 27,220 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Uganda | 65 | 1:600,604 | 31,967 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Ogwa (1,134) may also be a first name.
Ogwa Demographics
Ogwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ogwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ogwa is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ogwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 140,973rd most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,303,998 people. The last name Ogwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogwa are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ogwa is also the 236,441st most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 1,134 people.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,828 people, or 1 in 62,639. In Nigeria Ogwa is mostly concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 50 percent live, Delta, where 13 percent live and Cross River, where 8 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 4 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.
Ogwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogwua | 89 | 180 | / |
| Ogwai | 89 | 177 | / |
| Ogwah | 89 | 170 | / |
| Ogway | 89 | 73 | / |
| Oghwa | 89 | 12 | / |
| Ogwas | 89 | 4 | / |
| Okgwa | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ohgwa | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ogwaa | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ogwau | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ougwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ogkwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ogwea | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ogwha | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ongway | 80 | 41 | / |
| Googwa | 80 | 18 | / |
| Ogwuah | 80 | 17 | / |
| Oungwa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ogwaja | 80 | 6 | / |
| Oygewa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ogwuoa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ogwoha | 80 | 3 | / |
| Oingwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Okgwah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ogwuay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ongwea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gogwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hogway | 80 | 0 | / |
| Ogba | 75 | 22,417 | / |
| Agwa | 75 | 14,137 | / |
| Ogwo | 75 | 6,457 | / |
| Ugwa | 75 | 3,503 | / |
| Okwa | 75 | 2,740 | / |
| Egwa | 75 | 2,272 | / |
| Ogwe | 75 | 1,770 | / |
| Ogua | 75 | 605 | / |
| Ocwa | 75 | 586 | / |
| Oqwa | 75 | 12 | / |
| Ogwi | 75 | 12 | / |
| Ogwj | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ogwuaei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogwooha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uongwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okwai | 67 | 940 | / |
| Agwai | 67 | 746 | / |
| Eghwa | 67 | 506 | / |
| Ogbaa | 67 | 445 | / |
| Oguah | 67 | 415 | / |
| Hogba | 67 | 414 | / |
| Okwah | 67 | 393 | / |
| Oghwe | 67 | 373 | / |
| Agwah | 67 | 330 | / |
| Ogweh | 67 | 156 | / |
| Agwau | 67 | 155 | / |
| Egway | 67 | 140 | / |
| Ugwah | 67 | 127 | / |
| Egwau | 67 | 103 | / |
| Agway | 67 | 89 | / |
| Egwea | 67 | 84 | / |
| Agwea | 67 | 81 | / |
| Hogwe | 67 | 80 | / |
| Ogbai | 67 | 76 | / |
| Okway | 67 | 73 | / |
| Okwua | 67 | 72 | / |
| Ogwee | 67 | 60 | / |
| Ogbea | 67 | 57 | / |
| Oguai | 67 | 55 | / |
| Ogwoh | 67 | 54 | / |
| Ogbay | 67 | 40 | / |
| Ogwhe | 67 | 38 | / |
| Egwai | 67 | 35 | / |
| Ugwua | 67 | 35 | / |
| Okwaa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Agwua | 67 | 33 | / |
| Agwaa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Ocwaa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Oguha | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ogwei | 67 | 21 | / |
| Hagwa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ogwet | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ogwio | 67 | 18 | / |
| Egwua | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ogwoo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Aghwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ogwuo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Egwah | 67 | 15 | / |
| Oguas | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hugwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Okwat | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hegwa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ugwai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Augwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Aggwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ogwho | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ogwis | 67 | 8 | / |
| Okwau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Oghba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ogwer | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gacwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Uugwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oggua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ojgwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ugwau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eggwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ogwii | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oogba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogkwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oigwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oguaz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oghua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ongwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ougba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogwoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ocwha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okwea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogwue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oygwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osgua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hokwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okgba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ougua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oskwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugwha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okgwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogbha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oigwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okgua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oigba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ougwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oguay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogbaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogbau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oghwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agwha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uogwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ongwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocwoa | 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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- 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 Ogwa
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