Ogonu Surname

804,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ogonu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogonu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3431:516,45125,548
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England11:55,718,059489,080

Ogonu (15) may also be a first name.

Ogonu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ogonu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogonu? popularity and diffusion

Ogonu is the 804,502nd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 20,941,224 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogonu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ogonu is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 15 people.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 343 people, or 1 in 516,451. In Nigeria Ogonu is most frequent in: Cross River, where 48 percent are found, Rivers, where 30 percent are found and Kano, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oigonu9128/
Oghonu9117/
Ogonus9116/
Hogonu917/
Gogonu916/
Uogonu913/
Ogonnu911/
Oghounu8382/
Gogonou835/
Gougonu831/
Egonu801,464/
Ogunu80469/
Agonu8059/
Oganu8057/
Ugonu8028/
Ogenu8020/
Gogounou7719/
Ougounou773/
Ogounoup771/
Hoigonou771/
Ogounnou771/
Agonou73262/
Agongu73231/
Angonu7367/
Ogunnu7343/
Ughonu7337/
Ogangu7330/
Eggonu7328/
Hagonu7311/
Ogungu7310/
Agonus736/
Oogenu734/
Egoonu734/
Agoinu733/
Egounu733/
Uhgonu731/
Eegonu731/
Egoenu731/
Aghonu731/
Agonuy731/
Houngonou717/
Oungounou712/
Hougounou711/
Agonhou67184/
Goganau6741/
Agonnou6735/
Ogaangu6715/
Agounou679/
Angonou674/
Ogunnou673/
Ogășanu672/
Hagonus672/
Ogunnus672/
Hoigongnou671/
Ughuonu671/
Oghunnu671/
Augonus671/

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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 Ogonu
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