Ogwe Surname

229,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,770 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ogwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4851:119,2887,879
Kenya2241:206,16014,854
England341:1,638,76668,634
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ogwe (189) may also be a first name.

Ogwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ogwe is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ogwe is the 229,011th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,117,258 people. The surname Ogwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ogwe are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ogwe is also the 661,310th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 189 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,485 people, or 1 in 119,288. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 35 percent reside, Rivers, where 24 percent reside and Abia, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 13 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Ogwe Last Name Statistics demography

Ogwe earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oghwe89373/
Ogweh89156/
Hogwe8980/
Ogwee8960/
Ogwhe8938/
Ogwei8921/
Ogwet8918/
Ogwer895/
Ojgwe893/
Ogkwe892/
Oigwe892/
Ogwue892/
Ogwie891/
Ogwje891/
Ougwe891/
Ogwea891/
Ohgwe891/
Ogwed891/
Ogwej891/
Uogwe891/
Ogw8637/
Oghwie8065/
Gogweh809/
Ongwee804/
Ongwey804/
Eoegwe803/
Ongweh803/
Gougwe802/
Hogwer801/
Oigewe801/
Oisgwe801/
Oghweh801/
Ogwesh801/
Ongwea801/
Ogquwe801/
Ogwuez801/
Ogbe7526,248/
Okwe756,393/
Ogwa753,163/
Agwe752,178/
Egwe751,963/
Ugwe75878/
Ogue75766/
Ocwe7570/
Ogwi7512/
Hogw7510/
Ogwh752/
Ogwj752/
Ogve751/
Oigw751/
Ougw751/
Oghw751/
Ogwuehe735/
Ogwuihe731/
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Ogwuaei731/
Ongkwey731/
Ogwehie731/
Ogwuoie731/
Hogue6723,963/
Ocwee671,201/
Ogbee67678/
Okwei67644/
Okwee67581/
Aghwe67513/
Oguey67421/
Ocwer67347/
Ougbe67316/
Egweu67227/
Ogueh67182/
Agwee67178/
Ogwai67177/
Hogbe67136/
Hagwe67131/
Agweh67129/
Ougue67119/
Agwei67107/
Egwue6798/
Okwey6786/
Egwea6784/
Agwea6781/
Okwue6774/
Ogway6773/
Ugweh6773/
Agweu6773/
Ogbei6766/
Ogoue6763/
Ogbea6757/
Ocwei6745/
Hokwe6737/
Egweh6736/
Agwet6732/
Eghwe6724/
Ugwue6721/
Agwie6720/
Ogbhe6720/
Oogbe6718/
Ogwio6718/
Okweh6717/
Agwed6717/
Ogbey6712/
Oghwa6712/
Ughwe6711/
Ugwer6710/
Oskwe679/
Ocwey679/
Ogwis678/
Uigwe676/
Oguhe676/
Egwie676/
Agwue675/
Egwee675/
Okwes674/
Okwie674/
Okwje674/
Ugweu674/
Ogueï674/
Okgwa673/
Ugkwe673/
Egwhe673/
Ohgwa673/
Ogwaa673/
Ogwii673/
Egwei673/
Ugwhe673/
Hegwe672/
Ohkwe672/
Eugwe672/
Oguei672/
Ogwoi672/
Okwea672/
Egwey672/
Oogue671/
Hugwe671/
Hoqwe671/
Gogve671/
Egkwe671/
Oygbe671/
Oguee671/
Osgue671/
Agkwe671/
Ougwa671/
Ogkwa671/
Okwhe671/
Uokwe671/
Oigbe671/
Ugwee671/
Ehgwe671/
Oekwe671/
Oykwe671/
Oggue671/
Okwed671/
Ogwha671/
Ogwih671/
Ookwe671/
Okweu671/
Ojgbe671/
Ekgwe671/
Ahgwe671/
Agwhe671/
Ugwie671/
Ozkwe671/
Oigue671/
Ongwi671/
Oygue671/
Ohghw671/
Hogwh671/

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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 Ogwe
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