Chugwu Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Chugwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chugwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Chugwu Last Name Facts

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

Chugwu is most common in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chugwu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chugwu is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Chugwu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chugwu reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Chugwu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Chugwu is primarily found in: Abia, where 100 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaungwu864/
Chukwu83368,570/
Chugbu8310/
Chogwu835/
Chigwu831/
Tchougweu802/
Tchougwou801/
Chiegwu77438/
Chuckwu77243/
Chukkwu7751/
Chukwuu7729/
Chukwwu7723/
Chuukwu7722/
Cheukwu7719/
Chuikwu7710/
Chutkwu777/
Chhukwu777/
Tchukwu774/
Chukwuh774/
Chukcwu773/
Chukwhu773/
Chuhkwu772/
Chigweu771/
Chgukwu771/
Hchukwu771/
Chukwut771/
Chukwuz771/
Chungvu771/
Chukwui771/
Chujkwu771/
Choukwu771/
Cukwu7336/
Hukwu737/
Zugwu732/
Jugwu731/
Cheugueu7110/
Chucckwu711/
Chougueu711/
Chukwuua711/
Chchukwu711/
Chukkkwu711/
Dchukwuu711/
Cheukwuu711/
Chikwu67249/
Tcheugueu6726/
Chokwu6714/
Cuhkwu678/
Shukwu678/
Hungvu674/
Tchougueu674/
Hcukwu672/
Shogwu671/
Uanchukwu671/
Zzugwu671/
Khukwu671/
Cuckwu671/
Haughwaut671/
Zougwu671/
Chuckwuha671/
Caukwu671/
Tchougbeu671/

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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 Chugwu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis