Ogwagwa Surname
Approximately 147 people bear this surname
Ogwagwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 146 | 1:316,301 | 19,644 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Ogwagwa (12) may also be a first name.
Ogwagwa Demographics
Ogwagwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ogwagwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogwagwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ogwagwa is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogwagwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,453,389th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. The last name Ogwagwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogwagwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ogwagwa is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 12 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 146 people, or 1 in 316,301. In Kenya Ogwagwa is primarily concentrated in: Nyamira County, where 92 percent live, Kisii County, where 6 percent live and Kajiado County, where 1 percent live. Other than Kenya it exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Ogwagwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agwagwa | 86 | 34 | / |
| Egwagwa | 86 | 13 | / |
| Ogwakwa | 86 | 7 | / |
| Ogwougwa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ugwaugwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ogwegwua | 80 | 2 | / |
| Okwuagwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ongwankwa | 75 | 5 | / |
| Aghwaghwa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Angwangwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Okwuagwua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ogwogwo | 71 | 235 | / |
| Aguagwa | 71 | 99 | / |
| Oguagua | 71 | 35 | / |
| Ogbagba | 71 | 24 | / |
| Okwakwa | 71 | 11 | / |
| Akwagwa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Agwagwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Okwagwo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ocwakwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okwagba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogbagua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogwokwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogbagwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogwogwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogwuokwa | 67 | 56 | / |
| Okwankwa | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ugwuagba | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ogwuagbo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ogbaugwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ogbaigwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ogwoigwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Agbagwaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okwuagwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwuagwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aggbagwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouguagua | 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 Ogwagwa
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