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
The surname Ogugwa is found most in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogugwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ogugwa is the 1,305,105th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ogugwa live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 36 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 1,035,923. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 75 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 8 percent are found and Lagos, where 7 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also common 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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