Abugu Surname

42,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Abugu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abugu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria12,2781:14,4281,432
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
England21:27,859,030389,889
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Abugu (241) may also be a first name.

Abugu Last Name Facts

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

Abugu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abugu? popularity and diffusion

Abugu is the 42,252nd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 590,085 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Abugu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abugu is also the 575,894th most frequently held forename at a global level It is held by 241 people.

The last name Abugu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 12,278 people, or 1 in 14,428. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Enugu, where 74 percent are found, Lagos, where 5 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

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Obaugu735/
Gobugu734/
Ebougu734/
Obugou732/
Awaugu731/
Awhugu731/
Ojbugu731/
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Abougoush711,207/
Abughoush71354/
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Obougou67614/
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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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  • 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 Abugu
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