Ogwela Surname
Approximately 199 people bear this surname
Ogwela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 148 | 1:312,026 | 19,474 |
| Uganda | 46 | 1:848,680 | 39,357 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ogwela (14) may also be a first name.
Ogwela Demographics
Ogwela Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ogwela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogwela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ogwela is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Ogwela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogwela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,189,614th most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. The surname Ogwela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ogwela live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ogwela is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 14 people.
This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 148 people, or 1 in 312,026. In Kenya it is primarily 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. Apart from Kenya Ogwela occurs 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 devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ongwela | 92 | 34 | / |
| Ogwella | 92 | 13 | / |
| On'gwela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ogwola | 83 | 1,258 | / |
| Egwela | 83 | 152 | / |
| Ogwala | 83 | 111 | / |
| Ogwele | 83 | 40 | / |
| Ogweli | 83 | 28 | / |
| Okwela | 83 | 18 | / |
| Ogbela | 83 | 13 | / |
| Agwela | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ugwela | 83 | 6 | / |
| Ogwelo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Oguela | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ogwila | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ogwueli | 77 | 33 | / |
| Ogwelet | 77 | 9 | / |
| Hogbela | 77 | 5 | / |
| Oguelia | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ogweale | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ogwalla | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ogwolia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Agweila | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ogwuely | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwuela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ogbeala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ogwello | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ogkwele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Angwelah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogwilays | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ugweulla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogbele | 67 | 632 | / |
| Okwele | 67 | 463 | / |
| Oguele | 67 | 317 | / |
| Ukwela | 67 | 200 | / |
| Ekwela | 67 | 190 | / |
| Agwala | 67 | 180 | / |
| Agweli | 67 | 145 | / |
| Ogueli | 67 | 132 | / |
| Agwelo | 67 | 91 | / |
| Agwele | 67 | 86 | / |
| Aguela | 67 | 77 | / |
| Agbela | 67 | 72 | / |
| Akwela | 67 | 54 | / |
| Egwala | 67 | 48 | / |
| Okwala | 67 | 42 | / |
| Ogwolo | 67 | 40 | / |
| Ugbela | 67 | 39 | / |
| Ugwele | 67 | 39 | / |
| Okweli | 67 | 37 | / |
| Agwola | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ogwalo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Agwila | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ogwilo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ugweli | 67 | 11 | / |
| Okwelo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Egwola | 67 | 8 | / |
| Okwola | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ogwili | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ogvala | 67 | 4 | / |
| Egwelo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ogbila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwuilaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogbelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogbeli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oguila | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis