Ogwakwa Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Ogwakwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Ogwakwa Demographics
Ogwakwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ogwakwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogwakwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ogwakwa is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogwakwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogwakwa are found; 71 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nyamira County, where 80 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 20 percent are found. Beside Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 29 percent are found.
Ogwakwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ongwankwa | 88 | 5 | / |
| Ogwagwa | 86 | 147 | / |
| Oguakwa | 86 | 58 | / |
| Okwakwa | 86 | 11 | / |
| Ocwakwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ogwokwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ogwuokwa | 80 | 56 | / |
| Akwakwa | 71 | 243 | / |
| Agwagwa | 71 | 34 | / |
| Egwagwa | 71 | 13 | / |
| Aguakwa | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ogbakwe | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ekwakwa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ukwakwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ogbokwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Oguakwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Oguokwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Agbaikwa | 67 | 75 | / |
| Ogwougwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ugwaugwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ogbuokwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ogbeakwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Egwuekwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ungwakwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Agbakwua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogwuokwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agwaagwa | 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 Ogwakwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis