Oguchukwu Surname

891,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oguchukwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oguchukwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2971:596,44028,618
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
England11:55,718,059489,080

Oguchukwu (259) may also be a first name.

Oguchukwu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oguchukwu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Oguchukwu.

How Common Is The Last Name Oguchukwu? popularity and diffusion

Oguchukwu is the 891,661st most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 24,211,116 people. The last name Oguchukwu is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oguchukwu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oguchukwu is also the 553,262nd most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 259 people.

Oguchukwu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 297 people, or 1 in 596,440. In Nigeria Oguchukwu is mostly found in: Abia, where 24 percent are found, Rivers, where 16 percent are found and Lagos, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Oguchukwu
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