Ogwoka Surname

355,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,021 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ogwoka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogwoka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9671:47,7564,903
Uganda441:887,25640,445
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ogwoka (258) may also be a first name.

Ogwoka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ogwoka is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Ogwoka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogwoka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 355,911th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 7,137,655 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ogwoka are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 68 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 554,411th most numerous first name internationally, held by 258 people.

The surname Ogwoka is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 967 people, or 1 in 47,756. In Kenya Ogwoka is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 58 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 14 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 10 percent are found. Barring Kenya Ogwoka is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Ogwoka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogwuoka921/
Ogwuka83141/
Okwoka83117/
Ogwoke8351/
Ogwoki8346/
Ugwoka8339/
Ogwoko8327/
Ogwaka838/
Ogweka835/
Agwoka831/
Ogbuoka7799/
Ogwuoke7779/
Oghwoko7738/
Ugwuoka7738/
Agwuoka7710/
Ougwoke776/
Ogwuaka774/
Egwuoka774/
Ogwokeu773/
Ugwokea773/
Okwokah771/
Ogwooki771/
Ongwoke771/
Okwuoka771/
Okwokhai7119/
Uogwuoke711/
Okwhokah711/
Ugwoke6719,795/
Okuoka671,040/
Agwaka67622/
Ugwuka67316/
Agwoko67195/
Ugwaka67166/
Oguoko67143/
Okwoko6777/
Oguaka6764/
Oguoke6761/
Ugwoko6759/
Ukwoka6751/
Okwoke6731/
Ogboki6725/
Ogwaki6722/
Egwaka6722/
Agweka6721/
Agwoke6719/
Ogwuke6713/
Ogweca6713/
Acwoka679/
Agwuka678/
Ekwoka678/
Okwoki675/
Uguoka674/
Ugwoki673/
Egweka672/
Oqweka671/
Agwuokahe671/
Agwoki671/

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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 Ogwoka
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