Ogweli Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ogweli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogweli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Ogweli Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ogweli is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ogweli.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogweli? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Ogweli is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogweli are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 1,626,637. In Uganda Ogweli is primarily found in: Namayingo District, where 83 percent are found, Busia District, where 4 percent are found and Katakwi District, where 4 percent are found. Other than Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 11 percent are found and Kenya, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogwueli9233/
Ogwali83570/
Ogwela83199/
Agweli83145/
Ogueli83132/
Ogwele8340/
Okweli8337/
Ugweli8311/
Ogwili834/
Egweli833/
Ogbeli831/
Ogwelle7713/
Ogwelet779/
Ogoueli779/
Ogweale773/
Ongwili773/
Ougbeli771/
Ogwuely771/
Ogwaele771/
Okwueli771/
Aghweli771/
Ojgbeli771/
Ogkwele771/
Hagweli771/
Angweli771/
Agwelli771/
Ugwuelyi7110/
Eghweili716/
Agbeli675,556/
Okwoli672,083/
Egwali67772/
Ogbele67632/
Ogwale67583/
Ekweli67464/
Okwele67463/
Oqueli67409/
Oguele67317/
Agueli67261/
Egwele67259/
Okwili67207/
Ukweli67168/
Okwali67165/
Agwele6786/
Ogwole6764/
Agwali6763/
Akweli6760/
Ogbili6750/
Ugwele6739/
Okwela6718/
Egwili6716/
Egwoli679/
Agwela678/
Ugwela676/
Okwelehie675/
Oguoli673/
Ugbeli671/
Okwesilli671/
Ogwila671/
Agwili671/

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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 Ogweli
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