Ogwel Surname
Approximately 2,278 people bear this surname
Ogwel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,401 | 1:27,865 | 3,857 |
| Kenya | 859 | 1:53,760 | 5,386 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Ogwel (59) may also be a first name.
Ogwel Demographics
Ogwel Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ogwel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogwel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ogwel occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ogwel.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogwel? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 185,970th most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 3,199,098 people. Ogwel is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogwel reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most commonly held given name world-wide It is held by 59 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,401 people, or 1 in 27,865. In Uganda Ogwel is mostly concentrated in: Katakwi District, where 28 percent live, Amuria District, where 21 percent live and Otuke District, where 12 percent live. Outside of Uganda this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 38 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.
Ogwel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogwele | 91 | 40 | / |
| Ogwell | 91 | 20 | / |
| Ogweel | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ongwel | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ogwuel | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ogwelle | 83 | 13 | / |
| Hogwell | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ogweale | 83 | 3 | / |
| Okwel | 80 | 825 | / |
| Egwel | 80 | 608 | / |
| Ogbel | 80 | 147 | / |
| Oguel | 80 | 49 | / |
| Agwel | 80 | 19 | / |
| Oiguel | 73 | 89 | / |
| Agwele | 73 | 86 | / |
| Okwell | 73 | 19 | / |
| Egwell | 73 | 8 | / |
| Hoguel | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ouguel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogbell | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ockwel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ocwell | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ockwell | 67 | 938 | / |
| Hagwell | 67 | 145 | / |
| Ogwuile | 67 | 16 | / |
| Agwl | 67 | 14 | / |
| Agweale | 67 | 3 | / |
| Houguel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okcwell | 67 | 2 | / |
| Agweele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egweell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gagwell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hogwild | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hugwell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oghwile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hokwell | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ogwel
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