Ogbuka Surname

126,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,591 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ogbuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogbuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,5461:49,9563,828
Ireland141:336,35312,021
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States91:40,273,215872,126
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Ogbuka (233) may also be a first name.

Ogbuka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ogbuka is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogbuka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ogbuka is the 126,527th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,029,392 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ogbuka live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ogbuka is also the 587,225th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 233 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,546 people, or 1 in 49,956. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Abia, where 31 percent reside, Enugu, where 18 percent reside and Lagos, where 12 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Ogbuka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ogbuka last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Ogbuka earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogbueka9232/
Ogbukaa9227/
Ogbukah9216/
Ogbuika921/
Ojgbuka921/
Egbuka831,671/
Ogbuke83804/
Ogboka83803/
Agbuka8399/
Ugbuka838/
Ogbuko835/
Ogbuike77384/
Angbuka7721/
Ogboeka777/
Egbukaa774/
Egbuuka771/
Ogbeuke771/
Ogbuekei7114/
Agboka675,150/
Ogboko67874/
Ogboke67852/
Ugboka67562/
Agbuke67544/
Ugbuke67168/
Agbuko6764/
Ogboki6725/
Egbuko678/
Agbuki671/
Ugbuko671/

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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 Ogbuka
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