Ogweo Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ogweo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ogweo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda931:419,77725,768
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Ogweo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ogweo occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogweo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,907,068th most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The last name Ogweo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogweo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 419,777. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Kole District, where 70 percent are found, Apac District, where 15 percent are found and Oyam District, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Uganda it is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ongweo9149/
Agweo80148/
Ocweo8020/
Ogwio8018/
Egweo802/
Ogwea801/
Okweo801/
Ogbeo801/
Angweo7353/
Ogwijo735/
Okweao731/
Agweho731/
Ugweoud673/
Ogwuijo671/
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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 Ogweo
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