Nwugwu Surname
453,475th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 748 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Nwugwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 748 | 1:236,822 | 13,781 |
Nwugwu (47) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwaugwu | 92 | 43 | / |
| Nwaugkwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwogwu | 83 | 2,523 | / |
| Nwukwu | 83 | 197 | / |
| Nwigwu | 83 | 29 | / |
| Nwugbu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nwaukwu | 77 | 45 | / |
| Nwoukwu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Nnbugwu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Nwoogwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwougbu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwhogwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwaugbu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwounkwu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nwaunkwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwokwu | 67 | 6,558 | / |
| Nwikwu | 67 | 115 | / |
| Mbugwu | 67 | 19 | / |
| Mbaugwu | 62 | 18 | / |
| Nnwokwu | 62 | 12 | / |
| Mbugwau | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nwwokwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nwokwuy | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nwokkwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mbougweu | 57 | 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 Nwugwu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis