Iwugu Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Iwugu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Iwugu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iwugu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Iwugu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Iwugu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Iwugu is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Iwugu are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Iwugu is mostly found in: Abia, where 60 percent are found and Lagos, where 40 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iwaugu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ibugu | 80 | 69 | / |
| Uwugu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ivugu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Iwogu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ewugu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ivungu | 73 | 313 | / |
| Ewungu | 73 | 21 | / |
| Ibughu | 73 | 20 | / |
| Ewougu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Hibugu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwougu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ibougu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ibougou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ivougou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ywuighu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yivungu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Givungu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ivoungou | 62 | 9 | / |
| Ewoungou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Jibougou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ewogu | 60 | 1,130 | / |
| Ebugu | 60 | 83 | / |
| Evugu | 60 | 2 | / |
| Ivigu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Uwigu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ebughu | 55 | 15 | / |
| Ebougu | 55 | 4 | / |
| Ewoegu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ebaugu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Eabugu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ojbugu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ebougou | 50 | 71 | / |
| Ihwighu | 50 | 11 | / |
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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 Iwugu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis