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 last name Ogwell is most common in Kenya. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogwell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ogwell is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Ogwell is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Ogwell reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 4,198,173. In Kenya Ogwell is mostly concentrated in: Homa Bay County, where 82 percent are found, Migori County, where 9 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Ogwell exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Ogwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ogwell has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Ogwell last name expanded 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
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  • 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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