Awogu Surname

509,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Awogu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awogu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6271:282,52415,951
England81:6,964,757184,742
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Awogu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awogu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Awogu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 509,082nd most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,333,664 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Awogu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Awogu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 627 people, or 1 in 282,524. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Anambra, where 50 percent are found, Lagos, where 17 percent are found and Delta, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Awogu exists in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Awogu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Awogu surname is primarily Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Awougou831/
Awagu801,693/
Ewogu801,130/
Abogu80474/
Owogu8056/
Awugu809/
Awegu804/
Avogu803/
Awougueu771/
Awougoup771/
Abogou73247/
Ajuogu73172/
Ewuogu7340/
Auwegu7319/
Avongu7314/
Ahuogu7313/
Asuogu737/
Ewougu737/
Aewagu737/
Awangu736/
Abougu732/
Ewoegu731/
Awagou731/
Awaugu731/
Awuagu731/
Ewoghu731/
Awhugu731/
Abougou67714/
Avougou6744/
Awanguh6711/
Aibogou677/
Avoungu674/
Achuogu671/
Aboigou671/
Awagush671/
Aïbogou671/
Awangou671/
Ajwangu671/

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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 Awogu
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