Ogalu Surname
Approximately 84 people bear this surname
Ogalu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 77 | 1:2,300,555 | 77,632 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
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
Ogalu (Marathi: ओगलू) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogalu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,047,559th most widely held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. The last name Ogalu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Ogalu reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ogalu is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring forename globally. It is borne by 15 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 2,300,555. In Nigeria Ogalu is most frequent in: Benue, where 31 percent are found, Lagos, where 23 percent are found and Borno, where 19 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oghalu | 91 | 19 | / |
| Ongalu | 91 | 8 | / |
| Gogalu | 91 | 7 | / |
| Ogailu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Ogaelu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ogalou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ogallu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ogaalu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ongallu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Gogallu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Uoghalu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ougalou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Agalu | 80 | 1,328 | / |
| Egalu | 80 | 282 | / |
| Ogolu | 80 | 109 | / |
| Ogelu | 80 | 86 | / |
| Ugalu | 80 | 18 | / |
| Ougallou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oughalou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ongolu | 73 | 1,097 | / |
| Agalou | 73 | 115 | / |
| Aghalu | 73 | 105 | / |
| Angalu | 73 | 99 | / |
| Agalui | 73 | 37 | / |
| Agaliu | 73 | 21 | / |
| Hagalu | 73 | 15 | / |
| Gogolu | 73 | 13 | / |
| Oggolu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Agalus | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gagolu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Agaleu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gugalu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Agallu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ogielu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gagalu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Eegalu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ughalu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aagalu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogoğlu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Agailu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aggalu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogolou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Agaalu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ugalau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Agalut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Agalliu | 67 | 2,802 | / |
| Aggalut | 67 | 552 | / |
| Agallou | 67 | 276 | / |
| Gogolou | 67 | 42 | / |
| Aghalui | 67 | 13 | / |
| Angalyu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Anggalu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Angallu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hangalu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hungalu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ungailu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ongollu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gugallu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aghaliu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ughealu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Angalou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gaggolu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Agalous | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aghalou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gagalau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Agalaus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aggalau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aghaalu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aggallu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oggollu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogoulou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ungalau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gagalou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agaliui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ongolou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aghaluy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ang'alu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agalouz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Angaleu | 67 | 1 | / |
Ogalu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ogalu in the Marathi language | ||
| ओगलू | ogalu | 60 |
| ओगलु | ogalu | 30 |
| ओगळु | ogalu | 10 |
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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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