Bogwu Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Bogwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bogwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria991:1,789,32164,938
United States81:45,307,367917,113

Bogwu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bogwu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bogwu.

How Common Is The Last Name Bogwu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bogwu is the 1,775,494th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Bogwu reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 1,789,321. In Nigeria Bogwu is most prevalent in: Delta, where 75 percent reside, Lagos, where 10 percent reside and Rivers, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Bogwu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bogwu are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Bogwu earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bongwui831/
Wogwu80138/
Bagwu8011/
Bokwu803/
Bugwu802/
Uogwu801/
Bongkwou771/
Bogbeu73246/
Bogueu731/
Bugwus731/
Bagwou731/
Bogbou731/
Bonkwu731/
Bagweu731/
Bougueu6754/
Bougbeu6725/
Bohgbeu6717/
Wongwui6713/
Bahagwu675/
Woungwu671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Bogwu
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