Ogwaka Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Ogwaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Ogwaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogwaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ogwaka is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Ogwaka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogwaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ogwaka is the 6,723,624th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogwaka are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Ogwaka is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 80 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 20 percent reside. Besides Kenya Ogwaka occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 25 percent reside and Nigeria, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogwuaka | 92 | 4 | / |
| Ogwoka | 83 | 1,021 | / |
| Agwaka | 83 | 622 | / |
| Ugwaka | 83 | 166 | / |
| Oguaka | 83 | 64 | / |
| Ogwaki | 83 | 22 | / |
| Egwaka | 83 | 22 | / |
| Okwaka | 83 | 18 | / |
| Ogweka | 83 | 5 | / |
| Okwakau | 77 | 203 | / |
| Egwuaka | 77 | 181 | / |
| Okwuaka | 77 | 92 | / |
| Angwaka | 77 | 48 | / |
| Ogbeaka | 77 | 22 | / |
| Agwaeka | 77 | 21 | / |
| Ugwuaka | 77 | 13 | / |
| Okweaka | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ogwuoka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ugwakat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ogbakah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Agwuaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hogbacka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okwako | 67 | 2,365 | / |
| Agwaki | 67 | 616 | / |
| Akwaka | 67 | 250 | / |
| Okweka | 67 | 171 | / |
| Okuaka | 67 | 137 | / |
| Okwoka | 67 | 117 | / |
| Agwake | 67 | 55 | / |
| Ogwoke | 67 | 51 | / |
| Agwako | 67 | 47 | / |
| Ogwoki | 67 | 46 | / |
| Ugwoka | 67 | 39 | / |
| Ogwoko | 67 | 27 | / |
| Okwaki | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ekwaka | 67 | 22 | / |
| Agweka | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ogweca | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ukwaka | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ogbako | 67 | 10 | / |
| Aguaka | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ugwake | 67 | 7 | / |
| Okwaca | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ocwako | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okwake | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oguake | 67 | 3 | / |
| Egweka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eguaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agwoka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oqweka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocwaki | 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 Ogwaka
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