Nwaogu Surname

43,259th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,033 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwaogu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwaogu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria11,8011:15,0111,479
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
England551:1,013,05650,089
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Nwaogu (362) may also be a first name.

Nwaogu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nwaogu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwaogu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 43,259th most common family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 605,630 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nwaogu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 457,558th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 362 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 11,801 people, or 1 in 15,011. In Nigeria Nwaogu is most prevalent in: Abia, where 52 percent live, Lagos, where 13 percent live and Rivers, where 12 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Nwaogu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Nwaogu are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.54% registered to vote for the political party.

Nwaogu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.16% less than the national average, earning $38,765 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Nwaoguh926/
Nwuaogu923/
Nwajogu922/
Nnwaogu921/
Nwaoghu921/
Nwayogu921/
Nwaoguu921/
Nwaogou921/
Nwajiogu8634/
Nwoagu83182/
Nbaogu8310/
Nuaogu833/
Nwajiagu7157/
Nwoyeagu711/
Nwaiyagu711/
Mbaogu67742/
Mbajiogu5753/
Mboagu509/

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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 Nwaogu
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