Ozige Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ozige Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ozige Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1031:1,719,83363,088
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Ozige (25) may also be a first name.

Ozige Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ozige occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ozige? popularity and diffusion

Ozige is the 1,736,881st most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ozige live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 25 people.

The last name Ozige is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 1,719,833. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Rivers, where 61 percent reside, Cross River, where 16 percent reside and Kogi, where 13 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 5 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oziege913/
Ozigie912/
Ozigee911/
Ozigei911/
Otziger837/
Odzighe831/
Ozigi802,048/
Azige80336/
Ogige80254/
Ozege8093/
Oziga8071/
Ocige8036/
Osige8032/
Ojige8014/
Ozice8010/
Ozigy802/
Ezige802/
Ozise801/
Oshige733,556/
Ozigis73258/
Osaige73166/
Oziega73136/
Ozeghe73106/
Ozighi73104/
Ozoije7380/
Ochige7375/
Gazige7356/
Ozidje7353/
Osigie7336/
Eziege7334/
Azigoe7327/
Oziezi7325/
Ozoiga7324/
Orzege7318/
Ogezie7317/
Ogiege7313/
Ozeger7313/
Osigee739/
Ossige739/
Osiege738/
Gosige738/
Azoige738/
Ozgege736/
Ezighe736/
Uzoige736/
Osighe735/
Ojoige735/
Ojezie733/
Ozuije733/
Ozhigi732/
Ogighe732/
Ojigie732/
Ozigui731/
Ogigie731/
Ozigha731/
Ozigia731/
Ozehge731/
Oziegi731/
Ozzigi731/
Azhige731/
Ozieze731/
Oigeje731/
Odziga731/
Ozuiga730/
Osaigie67576/
Ochizie6762/
Hojeige6736/
Osaighe6726/
Uoshige6714/
Ogiegie6710/
Osiegie679/
Ozgesoy677/
Ochezie675/
Ochigie674/
Uzoigje673/
Uzoighe672/
Uzoigee672/
Orzhiga672/
Osuigee672/
Oseighe672/
Horzege671/
Ozhiega671/
Oziezie671/
Ozgezer671/
Ogizihe671/
Ossaige671/
Oseigie671/
Oishige671/
Aziegee671/
Ozeguer671/
Ourzege671/
Ojiguer671/

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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 Ozige
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