Oghuvwu Surname
Approximately 1,458 people bear this surname
Oghuvwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,449 | 1:122,252 | 8,043 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Oghuvwu (19) may also be a first name.
Oghuvwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oghuvwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oghuvwu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oghuvwu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 267,807th most frequent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,998,317 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oghuvwu reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used forename worldwide, borne by 19 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,449 people, or 1 in 122,252. In Nigeria Oghuvwu is most common in: Delta, where 80 percent reside, Edo, where 7 percent reside and Lagos, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oghwuvwu | 93 | 21 | / |
| Oghuvwuh | 93 | 11 | / |
| Oghuvuwu | 93 | 5 | / |
| Oguvwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oghuvbu | 86 | 214 | / |
| Oghvuwu | 86 | 17 | / |
| Oghuwvu | 86 | 12 | / |
| Oghubwu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Oghuvhu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Oghuviu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oghuvwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oghovwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oghuvwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oghuvwo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oghwuvw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oghwevwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oguvwe | 77 | 11 | / |
| Oguv | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eghuvwe | 71 | 11 | / |
| Oghavwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oghavwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oghufua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oghoghovwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okuvu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Oguvo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oghav | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oguev | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aguvu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ogwuf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oghovowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oguwfuyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oghuf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oguva | 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
- 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 Oghuvwu
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