Ogweri Surname
Approximately 202 people bear this surname
Ogweri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 177 | 1:260,903 | 17,444 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Ogweri (279) may also be a first name.
Ogweri Demographics
Ogweri Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ogweri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogweri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ogweri occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogweri? popularity and diffusion
Ogweri is the 1,177,228th most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 36,076,960 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogweri reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ogweri is also the 531,524th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 279 people.
The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 177 people, or 1 in 260,903. In Kenya Ogweri is primarily concentrated in: Kisii County, where 58 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 41 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 10 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Ogweri Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogueri | 83 | 2,221 | / |
| Ogwari | 83 | 917 | / |
| Ogwori | 83 | 389 | / |
| Ogwere | 83 | 216 | / |
| Okweri | 83 | 154 | / |
| Ogberi | 83 | 70 | / |
| Ogwiri | 83 | 24 | / |
| Ogwera | 83 | 16 | / |
| Egweri | 83 | 13 | / |
| Agweri | 83 | 12 | / |
| Ocweri | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oghwere | 77 | 201 | / |
| Angweri | 77 | 136 | / |
| Ughweri | 77 | 56 | / |
| Okwueri | 77 | 43 | / |
| Hagweri | 77 | 18 | / |
| Ogweere | 77 | 10 | / |
| Agwerit | 77 | 8 | / |
| Egwerii | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ogweret | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ogwerhe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Oogueri | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ogworie | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oghwori | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oygueri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ogwuiri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ogcueri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ogwhere | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aghweri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ugwheri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ouguerri | 71 | 137 | / |
| Hogwerhe | 71 | 27 | / |
| Ogbeheri | 71 | 12 | / |
| Eghweiri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eghweyri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eghwerie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwera | 67 | 16,697 | / |
| Okwori | 67 | 6,494 | / |
| Okwiri | 67 | 2,920 | / |
| Ogbere | 67 | 1,302 | / |
| Oguere | 67 | 637 | / |
| Okwere | 67 | 594 | / |
| Agwere | 67 | 440 | / |
| Agwera | 67 | 406 | / |
| Agwari | 67 | 283 | / |
| Okwari | 67 | 187 | / |
| Ogware | 67 | 123 | / |
| Ogbiri | 67 | 122 | / |
| Egwere | 67 | 108 | / |
| Agwori | 67 | 87 | / |
| Akweri | 67 | 79 | / |
| Ukweri | 67 | 75 | / |
| Egwari | 67 | 59 | / |
| Ekweri | 67 | 45 | / |
| Agberi | 67 | 39 | / |
| Agueri | 67 | 38 | / |
| Ogwire | 67 | 14 | / |
| Okwery | 67 | 11 | / |
| Oguari | 67 | 9 | / |
| Egwerehie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ugueri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Agwiri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogwira | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okueri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugberi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocwera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Acweri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogbery | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ogweri
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