Ogweh Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ogweh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogweh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1531:1,157,79647,225
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
England11:55,718,059489,080

Ogweh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ogweh is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogweh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,398,030th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. The surname Ogweh occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ogweh reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 1,157,796. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 39 percent live, Lagos, where 24 percent live and Kwara, where 10 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ogwesh911/
Oghweh911/
Ogwe891,770/
Ogwuehe835/
Ogwehie831/
Oghwe80373/
Ogueh80182/
Agweh80129/
Hogwe8080/
Ogwee8060/
Ogwhe8038/
Egweh8036/
Ogwei8021/
Ogwet8018/
Okweh8017/
Ogwer805/
Ojgwe803/
Ogwue802/
Ogkwe802/
Oigwe802/
Ogwih801/
Ogwej801/
Ogwha801/
Ogwie801/
Uogwe801/
Ogwje801/
Ougwe801/
Ogwea801/
Ohgwe801/
Ogwed801/
Okweha73246/
Agwech73106/
Oghwie7365/
Egwueh7315/
Ogbeah737/
Ongwey734/
Ongwee734/
Okwehe734/
Ogwoha733/
Okwech732/
Egweah732/
Gougwe732/
Agweah731/
Ogwuez731/
Ogquwe731/
Ongwea731/
Agweih731/
Ogwith731/
Oogbeh731/
Oisgwe731/
Ogbeeh731/
Oigewe731/
Hogwer731/
Okwesh731/
Ogveth730/
Ogbe6726,248/
Okwe676,393/
Ogwa673,163/
Agwe672,178/
Egwe671,963/
Ogue67766/
Ocwe6770/
Ogwi6712/
Oguhehe674/
Ogwj672/
Ogwuaei671/
Ookweha671/
Ogwuihe671/
Okwueha671/
Ogcwuhe671/
Ongkwey671/
Ouguehy671/
Augwech671/
Ogve671/
Ogwooha671/
Ogwuoie671/

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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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  • 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 Ogweh
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