Ogwela Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ogwela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogwela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1481:312,02619,474
Uganda461:848,68039,357
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ogwela (14) may also be a first name.

Ogwela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ogwela is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogwela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,189,614th most common last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. The surname Ogwela is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ogwela live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name Ogwela is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 148 people, or 1 in 312,026. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Homa Bay County, where 95 percent are found, Migori County, where 3 percent are found and Busia County, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 23 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Ogwela Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ongwela9234/
Ogwella9213/
On'gwela861/
Ogwola831,258/
Egwela83152/
Ogwala83111/
Ogwele8340/
Ogweli8328/
Okwela8318/
Ogbela8313/
Agwela838/
Ugwela836/
Ogwelo834/
Oguela833/
Ogwila831/
Ogwueli7733/
Ogwelet779/
Hogbela775/
Oguelia774/
Ogweale773/
Ogwalla772/
Ogwolia771/
Agweila771/
Ogwuely771/
Okwuela771/
Ogbeala771/
Ogwello771/
Ogkwele771/
Angwelah711/
Ogwilays711/
Ugweulla711/
Ogbele67632/
Okwele67463/
Oguele67317/
Ukwela67200/
Ekwela67190/
Agwala67180/
Agweli67145/
Ogueli67132/
Agwelo6791/
Agwele6786/
Aguela6777/
Agbela6772/
Akwela6754/
Egwala6748/
Okwala6742/
Ogwolo6740/
Ugbela6739/
Ugwele6739/
Okweli6737/
Agwola6733/
Ogwalo6723/
Agwila6723/
Ogwilo6713/
Ugweli6711/
Okwelo679/
Egwola678/
Okwola678/
Ogwili674/
Ogvala674/
Egwelo673/
Ogbila671/
Ogwuilaya671/
Ogbelo671/
Ogbeli671/
Oguila671/

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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 Ogwela
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