Nkwogu Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nkwogu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkwogu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1261:1,405,89554,600
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
England11:55,718,059489,080

Nkwogu Last Name Facts

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

Nkwogu occurs most in Nigeria. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nkwogu.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkwogu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,484,726th most widely held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Nkwogu are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 1,405,895. In Nigeria Nkwogu is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 28 percent reside, Enugu, where 19 percent reside and Rivers, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Scotland, where 2 percent reside.

Nkwogu Last Name Statistics demography

Nkwogu earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nkwugu8316/
Nkwuegu7720/
Ngwuogu7720/
Nkwuagu7720/
Nkwaegu779/
Nkweegu774/
Nnkwegu772/
Nnkwagu771/
Ngkwegu771/
Nkweugu771/
Ngwoghu771/
Nkwanguh711/
Ngwagu6797/
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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 Nkwogu
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