Ogwala Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Ogwala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 87 | 1:2,036,124 | 71,256 |
| Uganda | 22 | 1:1,774,513 | 60,490 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Ogwala (33) may also be a first name.
Ogwala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogwala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ogwala occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogwala? popularity and diffusion
Ogwala is the 1,736,881st most widespread family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. The surname Ogwala is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ogwala live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 33 people.
Ogwala is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 2,036,124. In Nigeria Ogwala is most common in: Delta, where 55 percent live, Rivers, where 16 percent live and Ebonyi, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Ogwala occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 20 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
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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 Ogwala
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