Ogwasi Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Ogwasi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ogwasi (18) may also be a first name.
Ogwasi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogwasi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ogwasi is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogwasi? popularity and diffusion
Ogwasi is the 3,100,440th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Ogwasi is predominantly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Ogwasi live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ogwasi is also the 2,608,198th most common first name in the world, held by 18 people.
The last name Ogwasi is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria Ogwasi is most numerous in: Edo, where 86 percent are found, Lagos, where 10 percent are found and Rivers, where 5 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 45 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogwashi | 92 | 86 | / |
| Agwasi | 83 | 97 | / |
| Ogbasi | 83 | 91 | / |
| Okwasi | 83 | 60 | / |
| Egwasi | 83 | 7 | / |
| Ogwazi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ogwase | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ogwaji | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ogwesi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ogbaisi | 77 | 217 | / |
| Egwuasi | 77 | 126 | / |
| Okwashi | 77 | 96 | / |
| Ogweshi | 77 | 75 | / |
| Okwaisi | 77 | 65 | / |
| Agwasie | 77 | 56 | / |
| Ogbashi | 77 | 17 | / |
| Gakwasi | 77 | 12 | / |
| Ogwazie | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ogwoshi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Okwuasi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Okwasie | 77 | 2 | / |
| Egwashi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Egwausi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ogwuisi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ogwachi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ogwaize | 77 | 1 | / |
| Agwaesi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ugweasi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ogwasea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwasit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwuashi | 71 | 102 | / |
| Okwaisie | 71 | 21 | / |
| Houkwasi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ungwashi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogueausi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Agbasi | 67 | 5,757 | / |
| Akwasi | 67 | 4,488 | / |
| Ogwezi | 67 | 1,173 | / |
| Ogwaje | 67 | 240 | / |
| Okwesi | 67 | 118 | / |
| Ogbazi | 67 | 116 | / |
| Ogbagi | 67 | 101 | / |
| Agwase | 67 | 89 | / |
| Ogwozi | 67 | 60 | / |
| Aguasi | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ogwaze | 67 | 27 | / |
| Okwosi | 67 | 26 | / |
| Egwesi | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ogbase | 67 | 26 | / |
| Okwazi | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ekwasi | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ukwasi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Agwosi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Oguazi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Okwagi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Eguasi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ogwosa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ogbosi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Agwasa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Agwaji | 67 | 6 | / |
| Agwesi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ogwoji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Egwase | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okuasi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okwasa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogwazy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Agwagi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okwaci | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ugwasa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwose | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogbaxi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oguosi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egwosi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ogwasi
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