Ogwaro Surname

558,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 569 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ogwaro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogwaro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4021:114,8759,753
Uganda1031:379,02224,191
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
United States161:22,653,683662,747
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Ogwaro (22) may also be a first name.

Ogwaro Last Name Facts

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

Ogwaro occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Ogwaro click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogwaro? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 558,412th most frequent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,807,638 people. Ogwaro is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ogwaro live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 22 people.

This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 402 people, or 1 in 114,875. In Kenya Ogwaro is most common in: Kisii County, where 94 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 1 percent are found and Homa Bay County, where 1 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 18 percent are found and Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.

Ogwaro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Ogwaro earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.99% less than the national average, earning $33,229 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okwaro834,849/
Ogbaro831,503/
Ogwara831,465/
Agwaro83416/
Ogwero8334/
Ogworo8315/
Oguaro832/
Ugwaro831/
Okwaroi77105/
Ugwuaro7745/
Okwairo7735/
Okwarot7723/
Ogwarah7718/
Ogwhoro7714/
Ogwuiro7712/
Okwaroh773/
Ogwuara772/
Okwaroy771/
Gakwaro771/
Oghwara771/
Ogwarad771/
Ugwuaroh7142/
Oguhairo711/
Ong'wara711/
Augwaroa711/
Ugwuaroa711/
Okwara6712,147/
Ogbara673,630/
Okwero673,132/
Ekwaro672,536/
Okworo671,262/
Agwara671,228/
Ogboro67801/
Agbaro67560/
Ogwora67469/
Oguara67465/
Agwero67463/
Egwero67272/
Akwaro67159/
Aguaro6752/
Ugwara6741/
Egworo6733/
Ogwera6716/
Agworo6711/
Ugvaro675/
Acwaro672/
Oguoro671/
Oungwhara671/
Ugbaro671/
Ocwero671/
Uguaro671/
Egwara671/
Ugworo671/

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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 Ogwaro
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