Ogwakwa Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ogwakwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogwakwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Ogwakwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ogwakwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ogwakwa is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogwakwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ogwakwa is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Ogwakwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogwakwa reside; 71 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Ogwakwa is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nyamira County, where 80 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 20 percent are found. Not including Kenya Ogwakwa is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 29 percent are found.

Ogwakwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ongwankwa885/
Ogwagwa86147/
Oguakwa8658/
Okwakwa8611/
Ocwakwa862/
Ogwokwa861/
Ogwuokwa8056/
Akwakwa71243/
Agwagwa7134/
Egwagwa7113/
Aguakwa7110/
Ogbakwe716/
Ekwakwa715/
Ukwakwa713/
Ogbokwa713/
Oguakwe713/
Oguokwa711/
Agbaikwa6775/
Ogwougwa678/
Ugwaugwa675/
Ogbuokwa675/
Ogbeakwe673/
Egwuekwa672/
Ungwakwe672/
Agbakwua672/
Ogwuokwo671/
Agwaagwa671/

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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 Ogwakwa
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