Ogwethe Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ogwethe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogwethe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya561:824,64132,113

Ogwethe Last Name Facts

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

Ogwethe is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogwethe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,580,327th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogwethe are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 824,641. In Kenya Ogwethe is mostly concentrated in: Kisumu County, where 96 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 2 percent live and Mombasa County, where 2 percent live.

Ogwethe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ogwethe surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogwete92629/
Ogweth922/
Ogwetha86289/
Ogwette868/
Ogwaete862/
Ogwuete862/
Ongwete861/
Ogwet8318/
Ongwette801/
Egwete77162/
Ogweta77144/
Ogbete77142/
Agwete77121/
Okwete7781/
Oguete7772/
Ugwete774/
Ogweti773/
Ogbeth772/
Ogwith771/
Ogveth770/
Egwuete7183/
Ongweti7178/
Ogbette7175/
Ogwetta7115/
Ugwetha7110/
Agbethe715/
Agweete713/
Oguette712/
Ogbetey712/
Agwette711/
Ogwithi711/
Aguethe711/
Agwetet711/
Agwetei711/
Egweete711/
Okwetha711/
Okweate711/
Ugwuete711/
Okwet6774/
Ocwet6753/
Ogbet6737/
Agwet6732/
Oguet6713/
Hangwete674/
Okwuetea672/
Ogwit671/
O'Kuethe671/
Ogwed671/

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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 Ogwethe
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