Ogakwu Surname
Approximately 638 people bear this surname
Ogakwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 622 | 1:284,795 | 16,051 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ogakwu (65) may also be a first name.
Ogakwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogakwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ogakwu is found most in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogakwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 512,152nd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 11,422,486 people. The surname Ogakwu is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ogakwu live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ogakwu is also the 1,212,820th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 65 people.
This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 622 people, or 1 in 284,795. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 36 percent reside, Enugu, where 29 percent reside and Cross River, where 9 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogaikwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Agakwu | 83 | 152 | / |
| Ogagwu | 83 | 102 | / |
| Ogekwu | 83 | 21 | / |
| Ogokwu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Egakwu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ugakwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ogaugwu | 77 | 18 | / |
| Ogoukwu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Aghaukwu | 71 | 20 | / |
| Ogahagwu | 71 | 11 | / |
| Ongangwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogohukwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Egekwu | 67 | 286 | / |
| Agagwu | 67 | 257 | / |
| Ogogwu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Agogwu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ogagbu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ugogwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ugokwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ogegwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ugagwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agokwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egokwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ughagwu | 62 | 37 | / |
| Ugoukwu | 62 | 6 | / |
| Ogougwu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Agagwut | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ogiegwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Agaegwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ogongwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Aghaegwu | 57 | 10 | / |
| Ugohukwu | 57 | 7 | / |
| Aghaagwu | 57 | 3 | / |
| Oghoegwu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Angangwu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Uugochkwu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ugochckwu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Egegwu | 50 | 124 | / |
| Agegwu | 50 | 30 | / |
| Ugogbu | 50 | 24 | / |
| Ogogbu | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Ogakwu
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