Ogwor Surname
Approximately 325 people bear this surname
Ogwor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 312 | 1:567,765 | 27,529 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Ogwor (85) may also be a first name.
Ogwor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogwor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ogwor occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogwor? popularity and diffusion
Ogwor is the 844,382nd most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,423,218 people. The last name Ogwor is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogwor live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,039,322nd most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 85 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 312 people, or 1 in 567,765. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kogi, where 45 percent are found, Delta, where 26 percent are found and Enugu, where 6 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Ogwor occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 4 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oghwor | 91 | 38 | / |
| Ogwhor | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ogwuore | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okwor | 80 | 11,281 | / |
| Ogbor | 80 | 5,592 | / |
| Agwor | 80 | 657 | / |
| Egwor | 80 | 440 | / |
| Ugwor | 80 | 201 | / |
| Ogwar | 80 | 40 | / |
| Oguor | 80 | 17 | / |
| Ocwor | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hogworth | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ogware | 73 | 123 | / |
| Okwore | 73 | 16 | / |
| Gugwor | 73 | 13 | / |
| Okwuor | 73 | 11 | / |
| Egwuor | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ongwar | 73 | 9 | / |
| Onkwor | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ogborr | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ogbour | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ugwore | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okwoor | 73 | 2 | / |
| Egwhor | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ougbor | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ogwure | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ogbuor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akgwor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egwour | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okwoir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogward | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoguor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogboir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okwuhor | 67 | 26 | / |
| Aghwore | 67 | 16 | / |
| Oghwure | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ounkwor | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ogwuire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugwuore | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hagword | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ogwor
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