Ogagu Surname
Approximately 120 people bear this surname
Ogagu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 103 | 1:1,719,833 | 63,088 |
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
Ogagu (10) may also be a first name.
Ogagu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogagu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ogagu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogagu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ogagu is the 1,658,108th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogagu live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name in the world, held by 10 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 1,719,833. In Nigeria it is most common in: Nasarawa, where 15 percent are found, Kano, where 14 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 13 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogangu | 91 | 30 | / |
| Ogaugu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Ogagau | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ogaegu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ogaggu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ogaangu | 83 | 15 | / |
| Ongagou | 83 | 10 | / |
| Ogang'u | 83 | 1 | / |
| Agagu | 80 | 562 | / |
| Ogegu | 80 | 240 | / |
| Ugagu | 80 | 98 | / |
| Ogogu | 80 | 38 | / |
| Egagu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Agangu | 73 | 125 | / |
| Agaagu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Aghagu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ugangu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Agagou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Agagau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eghagu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Angagu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogogau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogoegu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oghogu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gogogu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hagagu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ong'ang'u | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hougangou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogougou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hangagu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Angangu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Agaygou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Angagou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aghaguh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agahngu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agangou | 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 Ogagu
- 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