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 is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ogwel.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogwel? popularity and diffusion
Ogwel is the 185,970th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,199,098 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogwel live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 59 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,401 people, or 1 in 27,865. In Uganda Ogwel is primarily concentrated in: Katakwi District, where 28 percent live, Amuria District, where 21 percent live and Otuke District, where 12 percent live. Other than Uganda Ogwel exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 38 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.
Ogwel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily 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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