Obugo Surname

589,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 530 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obugo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obugo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3691:480,06224,144
Kenya791:584,55627,458
Tanzania771:687,55339,898
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Obugo (67) may also be a first name.

Obugo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obugo occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Obugo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Obugo is the 589,215th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 13,750,087 people. The surname Obugo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obugo live; 70 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obugo is also the 1,191,548th most commonly held forename on earth, held by 67 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 369 people, or 1 in 480,062. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 27 percent are found, Edo, where 18 percent are found and Lagos, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 15 percent are found and Tanzania, where 15 percent are found.

Obugo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obugoh9142/
Obungo918/
Obugou912/
Obaugo912/
Obuego911/
Obougo911/
Obougou83614/
Oubougo831/
Obougho831/
Obogo803,211/
Abugo80903/
Obuga80592/
Ebugo8044/
Ovugo8013/
Owugo804/
Oubougou776/
Oboungou772/
Obunga734,552/
Abugho73614/
Obiego73173/
Abungo73164/
Obogho7392/
Obugha7328/
Abugoh7318/
Abugos737/
Abugou736/
Awougo736/
Avougo733/
Ubungo732/
Obouga732/
Abaugo732/
Abugoş731/
Abuggo731/
Abougo731/
Gubugo731/
Obogou731/
Hobogo731/
Ouwogo731/
Ebougo731/
Abugoy731/
Obugas731/
Obogoo731/
Ovugho731/
Owugho731/
Goubougou711,033/
Abougou67714/
Avoungo67217/
Obounga6775/
Abugosh6752/
Avougou6744/
Abugoch6731/
Awoungo6722/
Obungha6712/
Obougha6711/
Ompungo674/
Abughoh673/
Obungah672/
Obung'a671/
Awougou671/
Oubouga671/
Ovougoa671/
Ovungoo671/
Ovuigho671/
Obiegou671/
Oubogou671/
Ovougou671/
O'Bugas671/
Habugho671/
Abougoh671/
Obuunga671/
Avougoi671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Obugo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis