Ojwangi Surname

607,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ojwangi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ojwangi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4001:97,5989,874
Kenya1101:419,81722,966

Ojwangi (152) may also be a first name.

Ojwangi Last Name Facts

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

Ojwangi is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ojwangi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 607,405th most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 14,289,306 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ojwangi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 58 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 746,252nd most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 152 people.

The last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 400 people, or 1 in 97,598. In Uganda Ojwangi is most frequent in: Namayingo District, where 31 percent live, Busia District, where 30 percent live and Tororo District, where 26 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda Ojwangi occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 22 percent live.

Ojwangi Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ojwang'i93158/
Ojwanghi938/
Jwangi92181/
Owangi9213/
Ajwangi86479/
Ojwanga8629/
Ojwange862/
Ojwongi861/
Howangi861/
Ojuangi861/
Ojwang'a804/
Ajwanghi803/
Ojuang'i801/
Ojawange801/
Jwanggai801/
Ojwangha801/
Owuhangi801/
Owanga775,011/
Owange77664/
Obangi77232/
Awangi7738/
Iwangi7711/
Jwanga775/
Juangi772/
Ewangi771/
Ochwan'gi751/
Hawangi71583/
Awangui71204/
Ewangui7176/
Ojuongi7151/
Ajwanga7143/
Awangie7129/
Awangai7128/
Jivangi7121/
Owangye7112/
Jwangge7110/
Iwanggi718/
Ojuanga717/
Obang'i715/
Ajwange715/
Yiwangi714/
Ijbangi714/
Ewanghi713/
Obangie712/
Juangui712/
Owangge711/
Owang'e711/
Ajuangi711/
Ouwanga711/
Aswangi711/
Owanger711/
Owangha711/
Jwang'a711/
Howanga711/
Jiwangga6770/
Ayuwangi6753/
Jeevangi6749/
Oyebangi6741/
Houwanga673/
Owahanga672/
Ojbangeh671/
Ojuang'a671/
Ajwangha671/
Ajowange671/
Ajuang'i671/

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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 Ojwangi
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