Oguegbu Surname
Approximately 559 people bear this surname
Oguegbu Surname User-submission:
Oguegbu is a surname used in Nigeria within the Igbo tribe. Most especially from Imo State. It means 'favour to others can never be used against me'. Simply put, my favour will not kill me.
Oguegbu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 545 | 1:325,033 | 17,840 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
Oguegbu Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Oguegbu is a surname used in Nigeria within the Igbo tribe. Most especially from Imo State. It means 'favour to others can never be used against me'. Simply put, my favour will not kill me.
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Where Does The Last Name Oguegbu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oguegbu occurs most in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oguegbu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 565,867th most frequently used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 13,036,755 people. Oguegbu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oguegbu live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 545 people, or 1 in 325,033. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 21 percent live, Abia, where 12 percent live and Delta, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogwuegbu | 93 | 881 | / |
| Ogegbu | 92 | 67 | / |
| Ogwuegbeu | 88 | 3 | / |
| Aguegbu | 86 | 21 | / |
| Ogwegbu | 86 | 9 | / |
| Okuegbu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ogbegbu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okwuegbu | 80 | 252 | / |
| Agwuegbu | 80 | 16 | / |
| Ogwuegwu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Oghiegbu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ogweugbu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okouegbu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oncuegbu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Agegbu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akuegbu | 71 | 98 | / |
| Okwegbu | 71 | 30 | / |
| Aguegwu | 71 | 28 | / |
| Oguekwu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Acuegbu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ogbegwu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okuegwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Agbegbu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akwuegbu | 67 | 33 | / |
| Agbeagbu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ogbeghwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Asgiegbu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akuegbuu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okweugbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwwegbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akuegwu | 57 | 19 | / |
| Aguigwu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Akwegbu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Okuekwu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Okwuekwu | 53 | 40 | / |
| Ogwuikwu | 53 | 1 | / |
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