Ogwe Surname
Approximately 1,770 people bear this surname
Ogwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,485 | 1:119,288 | 7,879 |
| Kenya | 224 | 1:206,160 | 14,854 |
| England | 34 | 1:1,638,766 | 68,634 |
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Ogwe (189) may also be a first name.
Ogwe Demographics
Average Ogwe Salary in
United States
$37,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ogwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ogwe is found most in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 229,011th most prevalent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 4,117,258 people. The last name Ogwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ogwe reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ogwe is also the 661,310th most common first name globally, borne by 189 people.
Ogwe is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,485 people, or 1 in 119,288. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 35 percent are found, Rivers, where 24 percent are found and Abia, where 13 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Ogwe exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 13 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
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.
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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 Ogwe
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