Ogwenyi Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Ogwenyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Ogwenyi (9) may also be a first name.
Ogwenyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogwenyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ogwenyi is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogwenyi? popularity and diffusion
Ogwenyi is the 7,117,718th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Ogwenyi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogwenyi are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Ogwenyi is also the 3,941,740th most prevalent forename worldwide, borne by 9 people.
Ogwenyi is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya Ogwenyi is primarily found in: Kiambu County, where 33 percent live, Nairobi County, where 33 percent live and Nakuru County, where 33 percent live. Excluding Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 43 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ongwenyi | 93 | 1,777 | / |
| Ogwuenyi | 93 | 9 | / |
| Ogweny | 92 | 93 | / |
| Ogweni | 92 | 31 | / |
| Ongwwenyi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ogwanyi | 86 | 171 | / |
| Okwenyi | 86 | 125 | / |
| Agwenyi | 86 | 31 | / |
| Oguenyi | 86 | 27 | / |
| Egwenyi | 86 | 22 | / |
| Ogwonyi | 86 | 21 | / |
| Ugwenyi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ogwinyi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Angwenyi | 80 | 6,175 | / |
| Ugwuenyi | 80 | 102 | / |
| Okwuenyi | 80 | 30 | / |
| Ungwenyi | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ugweanyi | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ogwuinyi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Egwuenyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Onghweni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okweny | 77 | 1,093 | / |
| Okweni | 77 | 208 | / |
| Ogwene | 77 | 79 | / |
| Agweni | 77 | 28 | / |
| Agweny | 77 | 20 | / |
| Ogwena | 77 | 8 | / |
| Ogbeny | 77 | 5 | / |
| Egweny | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ang'wenyi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ekwenyi | 71 | 152 | / |
| Okwanyi | 71 | 151 | / |
| Akwenyi | 71 | 123 | / |
| Agwanyi | 71 | 86 | / |
| Agwenyo | 71 | 43 | / |
| Ukwenyi | 71 | 42 | / |
| Oguinyi | 71 | 24 | / |
| Hokweni | 71 | 21 | / |
| Egwueni | 71 | 19 | / |
| Agwinyi | 71 | 17 | / |
| Oguonyi | 71 | 11 | / |
| Ogwuene | 71 | 11 | / |
| Agwenoi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Okwinyi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Oghwani | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ugwueni | 71 | 4 | / |
| Uguenyi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ougueni | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ogbenui | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ogwenge | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ongwene | 71 | 2 | / |
| Egwanyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gocweni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okuenyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okweuni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Agwenei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okweney | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oguenai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oghueni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogbeani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aguenyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ugwinyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ukwuenyi | 67 | 43 | / |
| Ogbuinyi | 67 | 23 | / |
| Oghwiene | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ohgwiene | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ekweanyi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ugwaynyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Agwaanyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hougbeni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugwuinyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwinaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agueanyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogbeiniy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugwainyi | 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
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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 Ogwenyi
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