Ogwell Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ogwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Ogwell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ogwell is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogwell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ogwell is the 4,427,875th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. Ogwell occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Ogwell are found; 60 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 4,198,173. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Homa Bay County, where 82 percent live, Migori County, where 9 percent live and Vihiga County, where 9 percent live. Not including Kenya it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Ogwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ogwell has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Ogwell last name rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogwelle9213/
Hogwell924/
Ogwel912,278/
Ogwele8340/
Okwell8319/
Egwell838/
Ogwuel831/
Ongwel831/
Ogweel831/
Ogbell831/
Ocwell831/
Ockwell77938/
Hagwell77145/
Ogweale773/
Okcwell772/
Hugwell771/
Gagwell771/
Egweell771/
Hokwell770/
Okwel73825/
Egwel73608/
Ogbel73147/
Oguel7349/
Agwel7319/
Hungwell7111/
Hockwell714/
Hookwell710/
Hangwell710/
Oiguel6789/
Agwele6786/
Aguell6744/
Ekwell6716/
Akwell675/
Hoguel674/
Oquell673/
Ockwel671/
Okwill671/
Ouguel671/
Ocwill670/

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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 Ogwell
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