Oguagwu Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oguagwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oguagwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
England11:55,718,059489,080

Oguagwu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oguagwu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Oguagwu.

How Common Is The Last Name Oguagwu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Oguagwu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Oguagwu live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria Oguagwu is most numerous in: Lagos, where 75 percent are found and Abia, where 19 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Oguagwu occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogwuagwu9387/
Okuagwu8614/
Uguagwu861/
Aguagwu861/
Eguagwu861/
Okwuagwu80674/
Agwuagwu807/
Egwuagwu802/
Ugwuagwu801/
Oscuagwu801/
Okwwuagwu751/
Oscuagweu751/
Akuagwu7149/
Ogbagbu7138/
Eguogwu7123/
Oguogbu7111/
Ugwagwu716/
Okwagwu715/
Ogwogwu712/
Agwagwu712/
Uguogwu711/
Okuegwu711/
Egwagwu711/
Agbougwu6730/
Akwuagwu6729/
Ogbuokwu6728/
Ugwuagbu677/
Agbaagwu676/
Ogboukwu675/
Ekwuagwu674/
Okweagwu672/
Ukwuagwu672/
Okwuakwu671/
Ogbuogbu671/

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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 Oguagwu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis