Ogwisa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Ogwisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ogwisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogwisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ogwisa is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogwisa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogwisa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Nandi County, where 33 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 33 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 33 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hongwisa | 86 | 6 | / |
| Okwisa | 83 | 1,870 | / |
| Oguisa | 83 | 9 | / |
| Ogwiso | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hongwisai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okwisia | 77 | 182 | / |
| Ogwishi | 77 | 15 | / |
| Ogwesha | 77 | 4 | / |
| Okwisah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Okwuisa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Okwisha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ogwuisi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oguissa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gagwisa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwitsa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwaisia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwisiah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwesa | 67 | 486 | / |
| Ogbise | 67 | 372 | / |
| Ogbisi | 67 | 146 | / |
| Oguiza | 67 | 121 | / |
| Okwusa | 67 | 65 | / |
| Okwise | 67 | 58 | / |
| Ogbesa | 67 | 43 | / |
| Okwisi | 67 | 30 | / |
| Aguisa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Oquisa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ogweca | 67 | 13 | / |
| Oguisi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ogwijo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Akwisa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Agwica | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okwija | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogwesi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwexi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agwiso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwizy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogweso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogweja | 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 Ogwisa
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