Ogwezi Surname

318,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ogwezi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogwezi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1571:153,1059,677
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Ogwezi (46) may also be a first name.

Ogwezi Last Name Facts

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

Ogwezi is most common in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogwezi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 318,950th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,212,742 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ogwezi are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 46 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,157 people, or 1 in 153,105. In Nigeria Ogwezi is most common in: Delta, where 64 percent are found, Lagos, where 14 percent are found and Rivers, where 5 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Ogwezi is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Ogwezi Last Name Statistics demography

Ogwezi earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 103.15% more than the national average, earning $87,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogwezhi9281/
Ogwuezi9215/
Ogwezie921/
Ogwuezhi861/
Ogwozi8360/
Oguezi8349/
Ogweze8333/
Ugwezi8312/
Ogwezy836/
Ogwazi834/
Okwezi832/
Ogweji831/
Ogwesi831/
Ogwexi831/
Ugwuezi77290/
Ogwezzy7775/
Agwuezi7742/
Ogwueze7723/
Oguezie777/
Ogwazie775/
Ogwechi773/
Ogwueji773/
Oguezhi771/
Agwezie771/
Ugweezi771/
Ugweizi771/
Agwuezie7117/
Ogwuechi7115/
Ugwuezie711/
Agwuezih711/
Ugwuezhi711/
Ogwiji67393/
Ogueji67391/
Ogueze67169/
Ugweze67137/
Okwesi67118/
Ogweje6798/
Okweji6796/
Okweze6746/
Ogwasi6740/
Oguozi6727/
Ogwaze6727/
Egwesi6726/
Okwazi6722/
Agweze6721/
Ogbeze6720/
Ogbegi6718/
Ogweca6713/
Agbezi6712/
Ugwesi6710/
Ogwigi679/
Egweze676/
Agwesi675/
Ogwege674/
Okwegi673/
Ugweji673/
Okwozi673/
Ogwase672/
Ogwazy672/
Ogwizy671/
Ugbezi671/
Ogwozy671/
Ogwose671/
Uguezi671/
Oguesi671/
Ogwece671/
Oguegi671/

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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 Ogwezi
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