Ogwal Surname

13,036th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,025 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ogwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda42,9241:90978
United States281:12,944,962483,512
England241:2,321,58686,519
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Ogwal (86) may also be a first name.

Ogwal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ogwal is most common in Uganda. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogwal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ogwal is the 13,036th most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 169,379 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogwal are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most frequent first name globally, borne by 86 people.

The last name Ogwal is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 42,924 people, or 1 in 909. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Apac District, where 20 percent are found, Lira District, where 18 percent are found and Oyam District, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Ogwal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ogwal are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Ogwal earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.47% less than the national average, earning $35,612 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogwale91583/
Ongwal913/
Ogwaal913/
Ogwall911/
Hongwal8321/
Ogweale833/
Ogwuale831/
Agwal80272/
Egwal80181/
Okwal8024/
Ogbal806/
Ugwal801/
Ogwol801/
Hoghwald770/
Okwale73564/
Agwale73414/
Ogwole7364/
Ogvall7313/
Gagwal739/
Aagwal737/
Ugwale732/
Hagwal732/
Gokwal731/
Aghwal731/
Agwail731/
Agwaal731/
Hagwall6799/
Hogvall6719/
Högwall6716/
Angwall678/
Agwacil678/
Okwaale676/
Agwasel674/
Agwaile674/
Agweale673/
Agwaule672/
Ugwuale672/
Ogcwole671/
Akgwail671/
Agwatil671/
Aagwale671/
Gaghwal671/
Eugwall671/
Hogwool671/
Okwalle671/

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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
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  • 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 Ogwal
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