Nwogu Surname

11,630th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48,330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwogu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwogu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria47,7711:3,708486
United States3421:1,059,82177,412
England921:605,63136,119
Austria181:473,08046,251
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
France11:66,422,722504,397
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Nwogu (695) may also be a first name.

Nwogu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nwogu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwogu? popularity and diffusion

Nwogu is the 11,630th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 150,787 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nwogu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwogu is also the 313,557th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 695 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 47,771 people, or 1 in 3,708. In Nigeria Nwogu is most common in: Imo, where 34 percent reside, Abia, where 28 percent reside and Rivers, where 13 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Nwogu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Nwogu last name is chiefly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Nwogu surname are 22.28% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75.51% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nwogu earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.37% less than the national average, earning $41,697 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.47% less than the national average, earning $37,030 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwoguh9138/
Nwoghu9125/
Nwuogu9121/
Nwoogu914/
Nwougu914/
Nwogou914/
Nwhogu913/
Nwogau912/
Nwoygu912/
Nwgogu912/
Nwogus911/
Nnwogu911/
Nwwogu911/
Nwoggu911/
Nwongou831/
Nwogueu831/
Nwonghu831/
Nwagu8015,249/
Nwegu80387/
Nwugu8073/
Nbogu8010/
Nwaegu7347/
Nwaagu7324/
Nwaugu7316/
Nwagou7315/
Nwaghu7310/
Nwuagu737/
Nwaggu734/
Nwwegu734/
Nwuegu732/
Nwaguh732/
Nweguh731/
Nwaqgu731/
Nnwagu731/
Nweugu731/
Nuongu731/
Nweghu731/
Nwegou731/
Nwanguh6718/
Nwuangu671/
Nwanggu671/
Nwagheu671/
Nwankgu671/
Nnwangu671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nwogu
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