Ogweta Surname
Approximately 144 people bear this surname
Ogweta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 142 | 1:274,924 | 19,750 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Ogweta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogweta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ogweta is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ogweta.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogweta? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ogweta is the 1,471,719th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogweta reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 77 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 142 people, or 1 in 274,924. In Uganda Ogweta is most frequent in: Serere District, where 33 percent are found, Kaberamaido District, where 19 percent are found and Lamwo District, where 8 percent are found. Besides Uganda Ogweta occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogwetha | 92 | 289 | / |
| Ogwetta | 92 | 15 | / |
| Ongwetha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ogbeta | 83 | 2,107 | / |
| Ogwete | 83 | 629 | / |
| Ogueta | 83 | 319 | / |
| Okweta | 83 | 64 | / |
| Agweta | 83 | 28 | / |
| Ogwata | 83 | 19 | / |
| Ogweti | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ugweta | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ogwita | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ogweto | 83 | 1 | / |
| Egweta | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ogbetta | 77 | 186 | / |
| Ongweti | 77 | 78 | / |
| Ogwethe | 77 | 56 | / |
| Ogbetah | 77 | 16 | / |
| Ogwatta | 77 | 14 | / |
| Ugwetha | 77 | 10 | / |
| Okwetta | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ogwette | 77 | 8 | / |
| Egwueta | 77 | 4 | / |
| Oguetta | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ogwuete | 77 | 2 | / |
| Agwetah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwaeta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ogbeita | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hogueta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ongwete | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwetha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Angweita | 71 | 41 | / |
| Okwuetea | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ogbettah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ong'weto | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ongwette | 71 | 1 | / |
| Agwata | 67 | 2,919 | / |
| Agweto | 67 | 414 | / |
| Okwata | 67 | 204 | / |
| Agbeta | 67 | 162 | / |
| Ogbete | 67 | 142 | / |
| Agwete | 67 | 121 | / |
| Ugbeta | 67 | 98 | / |
| Ogwiti | 67 | 93 | / |
| Okwete | 67 | 81 | / |
| Oguete | 67 | 72 | / |
| Okweto | 67 | 70 | / |
| Okwota | 67 | 56 | / |
| Akweta | 67 | 52 | / |
| Agueta | 67 | 24 | / |
| Agweti | 67 | 10 | / |
| Egwata | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ugueta | 67 | 8 | / |
| Oguita | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ogueto | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ekweta | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ugwete | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ugwyta | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ogbeti | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okwita | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ogwato | 67 | 2 | / |
| Egweto | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogwoto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okweti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogbeto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukweta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agwota | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugweto | 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
- 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 Ogweta
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