Ogolu Surname
Approximately 109 people bear this surname
Ogolu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 80 | 1:487,991 | 28,240 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
Ogolu (13) may also be a first name.
Ogolu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogolu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ogolu occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogolu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,755,741st most widespread surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Ogolu live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most common first name at a global level, borne by 13 people.
This surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 487,991. In Uganda Ogolu is primarily found in: Serere District, where 43 percent live, Katakwi District, where 23 percent live and Kumi District, where 11 percent live. Excluding Uganda Ogolu occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 18 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ongolu | 91 | 1,097 | / |
| Gogolu | 91 | 13 | / |
| Oggolu | 91 | 9 | / |
| Ogolou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ogoğlu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gogolou | 83 | 42 | / |
| Ongollu | 83 | 7 | / |
| Ongolou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ogoulou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oggollu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Agolu | 80 | 771 | / |
| Ogulu | 80 | 429 | / |
| Egolu | 80 | 311 | / |
| Ogelu | 80 | 86 | / |
| Ogalu | 80 | 84 | / |
| Ugolu | 80 | 22 | / |
| Gogoulou | 77 | 82 | / |
| Gogooğlu | 77 | 15 | / |
| Ongoulou | 77 | 15 | / |
| Ongulu | 73 | 689 | / |
| Agollu | 73 | 361 | / |
| Gogulu | 73 | 199 | / |
| Eggolu | 73 | 84 | / |
| Angolu | 73 | 83 | / |
| Aagolu | 73 | 25 | / |
| Oghalu | 73 | 19 | / |
| Ongalu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Gogalu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Agholu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gagolu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Oghulu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ogutlu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ugoelu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ogielu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ogullu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uggolu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aggolu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Egollu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Egoelu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ogaelu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ogaalu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogallu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oguslu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oguleu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogalou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hagolu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Agolau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Agolou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oungoulou | 71 | 16 | / |
| Houngolou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Agoulou | 67 | 262 | / |
| Aagollu | 67 | 38 | / |
| Ongullu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Gokgulu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ongallu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Onggulu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gogallu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Guggolu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Agolliu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gogullu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gaggolu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uoghalu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ougalou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aggollu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akgollu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hangolu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Googulu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Angollu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oughoullou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oughoulous | 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 Ogolu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis