Ologunagba Surname
Approximately 652 people bear this surname
Ologunagba Surname User-submission:
The Ologunagba surname comes from a combination of two Yoruba words ologun (warrior or herbalist) and agba (elder or senior). The precise meaning is unknown because the distinct change in a Yoruba word depending on how it is pronounced implies that a word could have the same spelling but ten distinct meanings depending on how it is pronounced.
Read More About This SurnameOlogunagba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 647 | 1:273,791 | 15,557 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ologunagba Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Ologunagba surname comes from a combination of two Yoruba words ologun (warrior or herbalist) and agba (elder or senior). The precise meaning is unknown because the distinct change in a Yoruba word depending on how it is pronounced implies that a word could have the same spelling but ten distinct meanings depending on how it is pronounced.
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Where Does The Last Name Ologunagba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ologunagba occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ologunagba.
How Common Is The Last Name Ologunagba? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 503,825th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,177,218 people. The surname Ologunagba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ologunagba are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Ologunagba is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 647 people, or 1 in 273,791. In Nigeria Ologunagba is primarily concentrated in: Ondo, where 71 percent reside, Lagos, where 8 percent reside and Osun, where 4 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Ologunagba is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olgunagba | 95 | 8 | / |
| Ologungba | 95 | 6 | / |
| Ologunnagba | 95 | 6 | / |
| Oloogunagba | 95 | 1 | / |
| Ologunagbe | 90 | 76 | / |
| Olugunagba | 90 | 6 | / |
| Oolgunagba | 90 | 3 | / |
| Ologunogba | 90 | 3 | / |
| Ologunaagbe | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ologunugbe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ologungboye | 76 | 6 | / |
| Olokungboya | 76 | 4 | / |
| Olagungbo | 74 | 5 | / |
| Olugungbe | 74 | 1 | / |
| Olokungbe | 74 | 1 | / |
| Oluogungbuyi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Olokungboe | 70 | 1 | / |
| Olokungboye | 67 | 484 | / |
| Ayowole-Ogungbayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olokungboyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olokungbuyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alokongba | 63 | 1 | / |
| Olugungboyeoye | 58 | 1 | / |
| Olukungboye | 57 | 5 | / |
| Olowokangbi | 57 | 3 | / |
| Olokingboye | 57 | 3 | / |
| Olokinigboye | 55 | 1 | / |
| Olakingbe | 53 | 21 | / |
| Alokongbo | 53 | 9 | / |
| Iloki-Ngouabi | 52 | 1 | / |
| Alokonigbo | 50 | 15 | / |
| Alokinigbo | 50 | 1 | / |
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