Ogwai Surname
Approximately 177 people bear this surname
Ogwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 110 | 1:419,817 | 22,966 |
| Nigeria | 54 | 1:3,280,421 | 99,135 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Ogwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ogwai is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogwai? popularity and diffusion
Ogwai is the 1,286,243rd most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ogwai live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name Ogwai is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 419,817. In Kenya Ogwai is mostly found in: Homa Bay County, where 46 percent reside, Migori County, where 46 percent reside and Kisumu County, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Kenya Ogwai exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 31 percent reside and Uganda, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Ogwai
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