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 more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iwugu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Iwugu is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Iwugu is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Iwugu reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Iwugu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Iwugu is most numerous in: Abia, where 60 percent are found and Lagos, where 40 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common 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
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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 Iwugu
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