Okpoga Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okpoga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okpoga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria651:2,725,27387,396
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777

Okpoga (14) may also be a first name.

Okpoga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okpoga is found most in Nigeria. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okpoga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,943,350th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okpoga live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okpoga is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name globally, held by 14 people.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 2,725,273. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 68 percent reside, Kogi, where 14 percent reside and Benue, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 29 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okponga921/
Okpaga831,618/
Okpogo83211/
Akpoga83107/
Ukpoga8360/
Okpoge8313/
Okpuga837/
Ekpoga832/
Okpega831/
Akponga7796/
Okpagha7765/
Okpogie7758/
Okpogho7735/
Okpongo7712/
Ukpouga776/
Okpugha774/
Ukponga774/
Okponge772/
Ukpongay711/
Ekpoigha711/
Okpugo67174/
Okpagi67142/
Ekpega6757/
Akpoge6753/
Akpega6750/
Akpogo6737/
Akpaga6735/
Ekpogo6724/
Ukpuga6716/
Okpago6715/
Ukpaga6714/
Ukpogo6712/
Ekpaga676/
Agpoga674/
Okpage673/
Akpogi671/
Okpuge671/

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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 Okpoga
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