Ogwo Surname

75,969th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,457 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ogwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6,3231:28,0162,386
United States711:5,105,055259,233
England171:3,277,533109,658
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Ogwo (1,366) may also be a first name.

Ogwo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ogwo is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogwo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 75,969th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,128,627 people. Ogwo is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ogwo reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 212,002nd most widespread first name internationally, borne by 1,366 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6,323 people, or 1 in 28,016. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Abia, where 50 percent reside, Kogi, where 8 percent reside and Enugu, where 7 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Ogwo exists in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Ogwo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ogwo surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

Ogwo earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogwoh8954/
Ogwoo8916/
Ogwuo8915/
Ogwho8911/
Ongwo892/
Ogwoi892/
Oygwo891/
Okgwo891/
Oigwo891/
Oghwo891/
Ogwuoa804/
Ogwood803/
Ogwoha803/
Ogwohe801/
Ongwuo801/
Osgwod800/
Hogwod800/
Ogbo7513,484/
Okwo754,017/
Ogwa753,163/
Agwo752,101/
Ugwo75988/
Oguo75267/
Egwo75193/
Ocwo7512/
Oqwo751/
Ochgwuo731/
Ogwooha731/
Ogwuoie731/
Ogboi672,462/
Ogboo67896/
Ogbuo67265/
Ogwua67180/
Ogwah67170/
Okwoh67101/
Hoogwoud67100/
Ungwo6784/
Egwuo6771/
Ogbou6745/
Hoogwout6743/
Oguoh6743/
Egwoh6740/
Hokwo6736/
Houghwot6733/
Ugwoh6733/
Ouguo6730/
Agwoh6725/
Agwou6725/
Okwuo6723/
Okwoi6720/
Hogbo6717/
Oigbo6712/
Oghwa6712/
Okwho6711/
Agwuo678/
Ogboy678/
Ugwuo678/
Ogbho677/
Asgwo676/
Ougbo676/
Agwoi675/
Okwoo675/
Augwo674/
Ogwas674/
Eegwo674/
Oogbo673/
Oghuo673/
Okgwa673/
Okgbo673/
Okkwo673/
Ohgwa673/
Ogwaa673/
Ukgwo671/
Ougwa671/
Oguos671/
Ogkwa671/
Gagwo671/
Ughwo671/
Ugkwo671/
Ookwo671/
Oukwo671/
Oîgbo671/
Oguoi671/
Oguou671/
Ogboï671/
Okwop671/
Okwou671/
Ocwho671/
Ocwoh671/
Ocwot671/
Hagwo671/
Eugwo671/
Okwoy671/
Oggbo671/
Ogwha671/
Aghwo671/
Aegwo671/
Agwop671/
Ugwou671/
Ugwoy671/
Okwod671/
Ocwoa671/
Hougwood670/

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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
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  • 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 Ogwo
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