Ogwara Surname

266,766th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ogwara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogwara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8881:199,48511,965
Uganda4991:78,2358,448
Kenya701:659,71329,380
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Ogwara (86) may also be a first name.

Ogwara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ogwara occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogwara? popularity and diffusion

It is the 266,766th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 4,974,434 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogwara reside; 61 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ogwara is also the 1,032,266th most prevalent forename at a global level. It is borne by 86 people.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 888 people, or 1 in 199,485. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 64 percent live, Lagos, where 10 percent live and Edo, where 9 percent live. Beside Nigeria Ogwara exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 34 percent live and Kenya, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogwarah9218/
Ogwuara922/
Ogwarad921/
Oghwara921/
Ong'wara861/
Okwara8312,147/
Ogbara833,630/
Agwara831,228/
Ogwari83917/
Ogwaro83569/
Ogwora83469/
Oguara83465/
Ogware83123/
Ugwara8341/
Ogwera8316/
Egwara831/
Oungwhara801/
Oguarah7754/
Okwarah7729/
Okwaras7729/
Ogbarah7714/
Okkwara776/
Ogwarit776/
Okwuara775/
Onkwara774/
Agwarah774/
Agwarza774/
Asgwara773/
Ookwara772/
Agwarat772/
Okwwara771/
Ohkwara771/
Onguara771/
Ogwaret771/
Ogwarey771/
Okwaara771/
Ockwara771/
Ocwaira771/
Hagwara771/
Agwarai771/
Agwarha771/
Oikwara771/
Ogwuari771/
Ugwuara771/
Egwuhara716/
Aungwara712/
Ouguarah711/
Ugwuaroa711/
Gukwarai711/
Augwaroa711/
Ugwuarau711/
Ogwuorah711/
Ugwuarah711/
Onghwari711/
Okwera6716,697/
Okware6712,454/
Agbara676,208/
Okwaro674,849/
Akwara672,604/
Ogbaro671,503/
Agwaro67416/
Agwera67406/
Ogwori67389/
Agwari67283/
Ogbari67277/
Ugbara67208/
Okwari67187/
Ugwari67167/
Ogbare67158/
Aguara6788/
Agwora6787/
Agware6784/
Oguare6751/
Oguora6743/
Ogwero6734/
Ekwara6728/
Ogbora6720/
Ogworo6715/
Okwora6713/
Oguari679/
Ukwara676/
Okuara676/
Eguara676/
Uguara672/
Egwera672/
Oguaro672/
Oquara671/
Ocwera671/
Ugwaro671/

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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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  • 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 Ogwara
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