Nwogwu Surname
Approximately 2,523 people bear this surname
Nwogwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,521 | 1:70,267 | 5,077 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nwogwu (238) may also be a first name.
Nwogwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwogwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nwogwu is most common in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwogwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nwogwu is the 170,788th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,888,445 people. Nwogwu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwogwu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 580,229th most commonly held forename in the world. It is borne by 238 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,521 people, or 1 in 70,267. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ebonyi, where 71 percent reside, Benue, where 7 percent reside and Abia, where 5 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Iceland, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwongwu | 92 | 12 | / |
| Nwuogwu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Nwoogwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwhogwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwoigwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwagwu | 83 | 7,576 | / |
| Nwokwu | 83 | 6,558 | / |
| Nwugwu | 83 | 748 | / |
| Nwegwu | 83 | 367 | / |
| Nwoqwu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nwaegwu | 77 | 169 | / |
| Nwaugwu | 77 | 43 | / |
| Nwaagwu | 77 | 19 | / |
| Nnwokwu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Nwoukwu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Nwogbuu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Nwagwuh | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nwagwup | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nwokwou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nwuagwu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nwagweu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nwogbou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nwahgwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwokkwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwokwuy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwokweu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwougbu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nnwagwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwagwau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwacgwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwwokwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwoikwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwuogbu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwogueu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwounkwu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nwuangwu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nwangwuu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwaugkwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwangwui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwakwu | 67 | 230 | / |
| Nwukwu | 67 | 197 | / |
| Nwekwu | 67 | 182 | / |
| Nbagwu | 67 | 95 | / |
| Mbogwu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nwacwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwugbu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nuagwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwaqwu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nwogwu
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