Ogugwa Surname
Approximately 173 people bear this surname
Ogugwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 171 | 1:1,035,923 | 43,476 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ogugwa (36) may also be a first name.
Ogugwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogugwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ogugwa has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogugwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,305,105th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. Ogugwa is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ogugwa reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ogugwa is also the 1,717,090th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 36 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 171 people, or 1 in 1,035,923. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 75 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 8 percent are found and Lagos, where 7 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogugwua | 92 | 13 | / |
| Ogugwai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ogugua | 83 | 4,069 | / |
| Ogugba | 83 | 55 | / |
| Ogugwo | 83 | 12 | / |
| Ogugwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Agugwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oguguah | 77 | 32 | / |
| Oguguoa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ogunkwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Oguguaa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ogugwuo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oggugua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oguugua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ogougba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oghogwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ogungua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gogugua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ogougbai | 71 | 15 | / |
| Ogougbaî | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ogougbaï | 71 | 2 | / |
| Angungwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oguguo | 67 | 2,157 | / |
| Agugua | 67 | 630 | / |
| Agugba | 67 | 92 | / |
| Ogukwe | 67 | 62 | / |
| Ogugbe | 67 | 40 | / |
| Egukwa | 67 | 32 | / |
| Ogugbo | 67 | 32 | / |
| Agukwa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Agogwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ogogwe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ogigva | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ugugua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ogugue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Agugwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Agogua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogugvo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogokwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogikwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugokwa | 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 Ogugwa
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