Obugu Surname
Approximately 169 people bear this surname
Obugu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 163 | 1:1,086,765 | 45,077 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Obugu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obugu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obugu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Obugu.
How Common Is The Last Name Obugu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Obugu is the 1,328,442nd most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. The surname Obugu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obugu are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 163 people, or 1 in 1,086,765. In Nigeria Obugu is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 85 percent reside, Delta, where 7 percent reside and Abia, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Obugu is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obungu | 91 | 876 | / |
| Obaugu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Gobugu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Obugou | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ojbugu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obougou | 83 | 614 | / |
| Abugu | 80 | 12,350 | / |
| Obogu | 80 | 209 | / |
| Ebugu | 80 | 83 | / |
| Owugu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ubugu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oubougou | 77 | 6 | / |
| Oboungou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Abungu | 73 | 1,266 | / |
| Abugau | 73 | 571 | / |
| Ovungu | 73 | 289 | / |
| Ovughu | 73 | 27 | / |
| Obiegu | 73 | 22 | / |
| Gubugu | 73 | 19 | / |
| Ebughu | 73 | 15 | / |
| Abugou | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ubungu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ubughu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ebougu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ompugu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Abugus | 73 | 3 | / |
| Abuguu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Abuugu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Abughu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Abougu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Abgugu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ohbogu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aubugu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ebaugu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abuhgu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owungu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obugoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goubougou | 71 | 1,033 | / |
| Abougou | 67 | 714 | / |
| Avougou | 67 | 44 | / |
| Avoungu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abung'u | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awougou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abunghu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habungu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovougou | 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 Obugu
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