Ogwangi Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ogwangi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogwangi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1411:276,87419,841
Kenya1111:416,03522,860
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Ogwangi (16) may also be a first name.

Ogwangi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ogwangi is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ogwangi.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogwangi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 998,609th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. The last name Ogwangi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ogwangi reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name internationally, held by 16 people.

The last name Ogwangi is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 276,874. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Bugiri District, where 22 percent are found, Namayingo District, where 18 percent are found and Pallisa District, where 13 percent are found. Beside Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 43 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Ogwangi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ogwangi surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogwang'i9372/
Ogwanghi935/
Ogwanga86142/
Okwangi86109/
Agwangi8662/
Ugwangi865/
Ogwange862/
Agwangit8012/
Agwanghi802/
Ogwang'a802/
Ugwuangi802/
Angwangi801/
Okwanghi801/
Agwasingi7541/
Okwanga712,304/
Agwanga71329/
Ugwanga71137/
Egwange71132/
Okwange7150/
Agbangi7120/
Ogbange7117/
Akwangi7111/
Okwongi716/
Agwange714/
Oguanga712/
Ogwanje711/
Oguansi711/
Agwanzi711/
Ekwangi711/
Agwanji711/
Agwangoa6727/
Akwangia6722/
Okwuanga6716/
Oikwanga6715/
Ogbanshi6712/
Okwang'a6710/
Angwange674/
Ogbainsi673/
Gakwanzi672/
Agwanget671/
Ukwangai671/
Okwangha671/
Okwainga671/
Okwaanga671/
Agwangha671/
Akwangai671/
Okwanchi671/
Ugwanger671/

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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 Ogwangi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis