Ogwom Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ogwom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogwom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Ogwom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ogwom has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogwom? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ogwom is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Ogwom occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Ogwom are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 40 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 6,506,546. In Uganda Ogwom is most frequent in: Kaberamaido District, where 100 percent are found. Not including Uganda it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 27 percent are found and Nigeria, where 27 percent are found.

Ogwom Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogwuome831/
Agwom802,911/
Egwom80305/
Ogbom80196/
Ogwum80126/
Ogwon8064/
Okwom806/
Ugwom801/
Ogwam801/
Egwuom73176/
Ogwume73113/
Oghwon7316/
Ugwome739/
Hogbom738/
Okwomg736/
Ogwoun734/
Okwuom733/
Ogwamg732/
Okwome732/
Ohgwam732/
Ogwong731/
Ongwon731/
Ogbomm731/
Ogwuon731/
Ougwum731/
Ogbuom731/
Ogboim731/
Ugwuome6762/
Okwuome675/
Okwotim674/
Hogboom671/
Egwuhom671/

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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 Ogwom
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