Ogwola Surname

301,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ogwola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogwola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2571:140,9259,043
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ogwola (167) may also be a first name.

Ogwola Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ogwola is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogwola? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 301,881st most frequently occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 5,792,962 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogwola reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 708,111th most widespread first name in the world, held by 167 people.

The surname Ogwola is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,257 people, or 1 in 140,925. In Nigeria Ogwola is primarily found in: Benue, where 62 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 10 percent are found and Kogi, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Ogwola occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogwolia921/
Ogbola83232/
Ogwela83199/
Ogwala83111/
Ogwole8364/
Ogwula8359/
Ogwolo8340/
Agwola8333/
Oguola8313/
Egwola838/
Okwola838/
Ogwoli834/
Ugwola831/
Ongwala77315/
Ogboola7768/
Oghwolo7727/
Ugwuola7723/
Ogwholo7711/
Okwuola778/
Ogboula776/
Ogbolla775/
Ogbuola773/
Ogwalla772/
Agwuola772/
Ogbolau771/
Ogcwole771/
Ogwuala771/
Okwoila771/
Ogouhola71249/
Ogwuolie7158/
Okwuolia713/
Ogboilea711/
Ogbole679,894/
Agbola675,689/
Okwoli672,083/
Ogbolo671,970/
Ogbala67668/
Ogwale67583/
Ogwali67570/
Okuola67266/
Agwala67180/
Egwela67152/
Agwula67115/
Ugwala67107/
Oguala6799/
Ocwala6784/
Ogbula6751/
Ugbola6750/
Ugwula6749/
Egwala6748/
Okwala6742/
Ogwalo6723/
Egwolo6722/
Okwela6718/
Aguola6718/
Akwola6718/
Agwolo6716/
Okwoly679/
Agwela678/
Okwula677/
Okwole676/
Agwole674/
Ukwola674/
Ogwelo674/
Ogvala674/
Oguoli673/
Okwolo672/
Oguolo671/
Ugwole671/
Uguola671/
Ogwuli671/
Oguholaja671/
Ogwulo671/
Ogwuilaya671/
Oguole671/

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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 Ogwola
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