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

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Oghwe89373/
Ogweh89156/
Hogwe8980/
Ogwee8960/
Ogwhe8938/
Ogwei8921/
Ogwet8918/
Ogwer895/
Ojgwe893/
Ogkwe892/
Oigwe892/
Ogwue892/
Ogwie891/
Ogwje891/
Ougwe891/
Ogwea891/
Ohgwe891/
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Ogwej891/
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Ogw8637/
Oghwie8065/
Gogweh809/
Ongwee804/
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Eoegwe803/
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Gougwe802/
Hogwer801/
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Oisgwe801/
Oghweh801/
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Ongwea801/
Ogquwe801/
Ogwuez801/
Ogbe7526,248/
Okwe756,393/
Ogwa753,163/
Agwe752,178/
Egwe751,963/
Ugwe75878/
Ogue75766/
Ocwe7570/
Ogwi7512/
Hogw7510/
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Ogwj752/
Ogve751/
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Ogwuaei731/
Ongkwey731/
Ogwehie731/
Ogwuoie731/
Hogue6723,963/
Ocwee671,201/
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Okwei67644/
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Aghwe67513/
Oguey67421/
Ocwer67347/
Ougbe67316/
Egweu67227/
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Hogbe67136/
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Agwei67107/
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Okwey6786/
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Okwue6774/
Ogway6773/
Ugweh6773/
Agweu6773/
Ogbei6766/
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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ogwe
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