Ogwete Surname
Approximately 629 people bear this surname
Ogwete Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 626 | 1:62,363 | 7,160 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Ogwete Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogwete Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ogwete is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogwete? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 518,137th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,585,924 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogwete live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 626 people, or 1 in 62,363. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Oyam District, where 70 percent live, Lira District, where 10 percent live and Kole District, where 9 percent live. Other than Uganda Ogwete is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogwethe | 92 | 56 | / |
| Ogwette | 92 | 8 | / |
| Ogwaete | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ogwuete | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ongwete | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ogwet | 91 | 18 | / |
| Ongwette | 86 | 1 | / |
| Egwete | 83 | 162 | / |
| Ogweta | 83 | 144 | / |
| Ogbete | 83 | 142 | / |
| Agwete | 83 | 121 | / |
| Okwete | 83 | 81 | / |
| Oguete | 83 | 72 | / |
| Ugwete | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ogweti | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ogweth | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ogwote | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ogwetha | 77 | 289 | / |
| Egwuete | 77 | 83 | / |
| Ongweti | 77 | 78 | / |
| Ogbette | 77 | 75 | / |
| Ogwetta | 77 | 15 | / |
| Agweete | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ogbetey | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oguette | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ogwhite | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okweate | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ogwitte | 77 | 1 | / |
| Egweete | 77 | 1 | / |
| Agwetei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Agwetet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Agwette | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ugwuete | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwet | 73 | 74 | / |
| Ocwet | 73 | 53 | / |
| Ogbet | 73 | 37 | / |
| Agwet | 73 | 32 | / |
| Oguet | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ogwed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogwit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hangwete | 71 | 4 | / |
| Okwuetea | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hoguet | 67 | 1,230 | / |
| Aguete | 67 | 1,164 | / |
| Agbete | 67 | 1,089 | / |
| Akwete | 67 | 347 | / |
| Okwiet | 67 | 216 | / |
| Oguite | 67 | 124 | / |
| Angwet | 67 | 115 | / |
| Ogwiti | 67 | 93 | / |
| Okweta | 67 | 64 | / |
| Ekwete | 67 | 60 | / |
| Ogbite | 67 | 44 | / |
| Agwate | 67 | 41 | / |
| Agweta | 67 | 28 | / |
| Okwate | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ocguet | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ugbete | 67 | 11 | / |
| Oquete | 67 | 10 | / |
| Agweti | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hagwet | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ogbeti | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okwote | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oogwit | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ogwoti | 67 | 3 | / |
| Agweet | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ogbeth | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogbeht | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ugweta | 67 | 2 | / |
| Egwate | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okuete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agwote | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwita | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uguete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwith | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egwote | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okweti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gogwit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agweat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogveth | 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 Ogwete
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