Ogbu Surname
Approximately 124,115 people bear this surname
Ogbu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 123,713 | 1:1,432 | 185 |
| United States | 187 | 1:1,938,283 | 125,322 |
| England | 78 | 1:714,334 | 40,171 |
| South Africa | 35 | 1:1,547,934 | 78,799 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Benin | 11 | 1:939,600 | 46,216 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| Iceland | 7 | 1:54,299 | 3,881 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Ogbu (8,471) may also be a first name.
Ogbu Demographics
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Ogbu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogbu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ogbu is most common in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogbu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ogbu is the 4,533rd most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 58,716 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogbu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ogbu is also the 68,486th most frequently occurring forename world-wide It is held by 8,471 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 123,713 people, or 1 in 1,432. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Enugu, where 27 percent reside, Anambra, where 15 percent reside and Benue, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Ogbu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Ogbu last name are 43.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.77% being registered with the party.
The amount Ogbu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 222.62% more than the national average, earning R 766,656 per year and in United States they earn 12.38% more than the national average, earning $48,492 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogbuu | 89 | 1,087 | / |
| Ogbui | 89 | 445 | / |
| Ogbuh | 89 | 362 | / |
| Ogbou | 89 | 45 | / |
| Ogbus | 89 | 23 | / |
| Ogbeu | 89 | 19 | / |
| Ogbgu | 89 | 7 | / |
| Ongbu | 89 | 4 | / |
| Okgbu | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ogbuj | 89 | 2 | / |
| Oigbu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ogbud | 89 | 2 | / |
| Oggbu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Oogbu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ogbau | 89 | 1 | / |
| Uogbu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ogbut | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ogbohu | 80 | 17 | / |
| Ongbou | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ogbuij | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ogbuha | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ogbujh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ogbujj | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ogbeus | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ogbuch | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ogbuhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hogbou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ougbeu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uogbuu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ogwu | 75 | 19,540 | / |
| Agbu | 75 | 5,662 | / |
| Egbu | 75 | 4,568 | / |
| Ugbu | 75 | 888 | / |
| Ogvu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oungbou | 73 | 9 | / |
| Oungbeu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gohgbeu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ogbuuyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goggbeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hougbeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houngbu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogbuhie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hongbui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogboo | 67 | 896 | / |
| Ogboe | 67 | 841 | / |
| Oogwu | 67 | 169 | / |
| Ugbut | 67 | 156 | / |
| Egbau | 67 | 130 | / |
| Agbou | 67 | 78 | / |
| Agbau | 67 | 55 | / |
| Ogwuh | 67 | 50 | / |
| Angbu | 67 | 28 | / |
| Agbeu | 67 | 28 | / |
| Agbuu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Eegbu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Egbuh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ungbu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ugbau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Oigwu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Osgwu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Okgwu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ugbou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ogwwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Agbuh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Egbui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aegbu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ougwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ogwau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ugbuh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ugbgu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Agbgu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agbus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uogwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugbuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogueu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oguou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gagbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egbeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hagbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oguoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akgbu | 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
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- 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 Ogbu
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