Ogalu Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ogalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria771:2,300,55577,632
India51:153,413,076951,030
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Ogalu (15) may also be a first name.

Ogalu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ogalu (Marathi: ओगलू) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogalu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ogalu is the 2,047,559th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Ogalu are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 15 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 2,300,555. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 31 percent live, Lagos, where 23 percent live and Borno, where 19 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 6 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oghalu9119/
Ongalu918/
Gogalu917/
Ogailu915/
Ogaelu912/
Ogalou911/
Ogallu911/
Ogaalu911/
Ongallu8311/
Gogallu838/
Uoghalu832/
Ougalou832/
Agalu801,328/
Egalu80282/
Ogolu80109/
Ogelu8086/
Ugalu8018/
Ougallou772/
Oughalou771/
Ongolu731,097/
Agalou73115/
Aghalu73105/
Angalu7399/
Agalui7337/
Agaliu7321/
Hagalu7315/
Gogolu7313/
Oggolu739/
Agalus736/
Gagolu736/
Agaleu735/
Gugalu735/
Agallu734/
Ogielu733/
Gagalu733/
Eegalu733/
Ughalu732/
Aagalu731/
Ogoğlu731/
Agailu731/
Aggalu731/
Ogolou731/
Agaalu731/
Ugalau731/
Agalut731/
Agalliu672,802/
Aggalut67552/
Agallou67276/
Gogolou6742/
Aghalui6713/
Angalyu6712/
Anggalu6711/
Angallu6711/
Hangalu6711/
Hungalu678/
Ungailu678/
Ongollu677/
Gugallu676/
Aghaliu676/
Ughealu675/
Angalou674/
Gaggolu674/
Agalous674/
Aghalou673/
Gagalau673/
Agalaus672/
Aggalau671/
Aghaalu671/
Aggallu671/
Oggollu671/
Ogoulou671/
Ungalau671/
Gagalou671/
Agaliui671/
Ongolou671/
Aghaluy671/
Ang'alu671/
Agalouz671/
Angaleu671/

Ogalu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ogalu in the Marathi language
ओगलूogalu60
ओगलुogalu30
ओगळुogalu10

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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
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  • 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 Ogalu
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