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 or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogwaka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Ogwaka is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogwaka live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Ogwaka is most numerous in: Kisii County, where 80 percent live and Kiambu County, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 13 percent live.
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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