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
Ogwel is most common in Uganda. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogwel? popularity and diffusion
It is the 185,970th most numerous family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,199,098 people. The surname 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. Ogwel is also the 1,282,666th most frequent given name internationally. It is borne by 59 people.
The surname Ogwel is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 1,401 people, or 1 in 27,865. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Katakwi District, where 28 percent are found, Amuria District, where 21 percent are found and Otuke District, where 12 percent are found. Not including Uganda this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 38 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.
Ogwel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally 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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