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
The last name Ogolu is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogolu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,755,741st most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. This surname occurs mostly 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 widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 13 people.
The last name Ogolu is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 487,991. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Serere District, where 43 percent live, Katakwi District, where 23 percent live and Kumi District, where 11 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common 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
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