Ogwama Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ogwama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogwama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria901:1,968,25369,534
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Ogwama Last Name Facts

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

Ogwama is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogwama? popularity and diffusion

Ogwama is the 1,931,261st most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name Ogwama occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogwama reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 90 people, or 1 in 1,968,253. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Rivers, where 66 percent reside, Kebbi, where 23 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent reside and South Sudan, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogwuama924/
Gogwama923/
Ongwama922/
Ogwamah921/
Gougwama861/
Oguama832,804/
Okwama83353/
Ogbama8381/
Agwama8336/
Ugwama8325/
Ogwoma837/
Ogwema831/
Egwama831/
Oguamah77140/
Ugwuama77104/
Ogbeama7786/
Agwuama7722/
Egwuama7722/
Ogwuoma7710/
Okwamma779/
Ogbamma774/
Ogwaimo771/
Gogwami771/
Ogwomma771/
Ogwamoh771/
Oguahma771/
Okgbama771/
Ugwuhama715/
Honguama711/
Ogbeamah711/
Agbama67908/
Ogboma67460/
Ukwama67348/
Oguoma67322/
Ugbama67214/
Okwamo67135/
Okwoma67133/
Ekwama67128/
Akwama6767/
Ogbame6757/
Ogbami6740/
Ugwoma6732/
Agwamo6722/
Aguama6722/
Uguama6717/
Ogbamo6714/
Oguame6712/
Okuama6710/
Agwoma679/
Agwame677/
Agwami674/
Okwema674/
Ogwomi674/
Oguamo673/
Agwema673/
Okwame672/
Egwoma672/
Ogwomy671/
Ogwomo671/
Egwema671/
Okwami671/
Eguama671/
Ugwamy671/

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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 Ogwama
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