Ogugu Surname
Approximately 1,917 people bear this surname
Ogugu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,334 | 1:132,791 | 8,611 |
| Uganda | 400 | 1:97,598 | 9,874 |
| Kenya | 168 | 1:274,880 | 18,068 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Ogugu (333) may also be a first name.
Ogugu Demographics
Ogugu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ogugu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogugu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ogugu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ogugu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogugu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ogugu is the 214,545th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,801,537 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogugu reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 479,726th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 333 people.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,334 people, or 1 in 132,791. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 33 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 32 percent reside and Rivers, where 7 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Ogugu is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 21 percent reside and Kenya, where 9 percent reside.
Ogugu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gogugu | 91 | 72 | / |
| Ogugou | 91 | 12 | / |
| Ogungu | 91 | 10 | / |
| Ogaugu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Ongugu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Ogugus | 91 | 4 | / |
| Oguguh | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ogugau | 91 | 2 | / |
| Oguggu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oghughu | 83 | 105 | / |
| Ogougou | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ongungu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ongugau | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gogughu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Agugu | 80 | 957 | / |
| Egugu | 80 | 101 | / |
| Ugugu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Agungu | 73 | 279 | / |
| Gugugu | 73 | 35 | / |
| Agugut | 73 | 14 | / |
| Hagugu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ugougu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Angugu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Agugou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ogoegu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aghugu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Agughu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hugugu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ousgougou | 71 | 137 | / |
| Ongoungou | 71 | 11 | / |
| Aghughu | 67 | 542 | / |
| Agougou | 67 | 163 | / |
| Angungu | 67 | 79 | / |
| Ungungu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eghughu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anghugu | 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 Ogugu
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