Ogulu Surname

689,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ogulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2321:763,54634,496
Uganda1731:225,66117,396
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England41:13,929,515290,718
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

The alternate forms: Ögülü (1) are calculated separately.

Ogulu (34) may also be a first name.

Ogulu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ogulu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Ögülü. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogulu? popularity and diffusion

Ogulu is the 689,921st most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 16,987,287 people. Ogulu is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Ogulu live; 54 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ogulu is also the 1,775,424th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 34 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 232 people, or 1 in 763,546. In Nigeria Ogulu is most frequent in: Rivers, where 47 percent live, Bayelsa, where 12 percent live and Delta, where 12 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 40 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Ogulu Last Name Statistics demography

Ogulu earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ongulu91689/
Gogulu91199/
Ogutlu915/
Oghulu915/
Ogullu913/
Oguleu911/
Oguslu911/
Ongullu8320/
Gokgulu8314/
Onggulu838/
Gogullu836/
Ogoulou831/
Googulu831/
Agulu80698/
Ugulu80406/
Egulu80143/
Ogolu80109/
Ogilu803/
Ögülü801/
Gogoulou7782/
Ongoulou7715/
Angulu737,295/
Ughulu73595/
Uugulu73411/
Ungulu73170/
Gagulu73140/
Gugulu73139/
Egulau7318/
Uygulu7315/
Hugulu7314/
Aghulu739/
Oggolu739/
Agullu735/
Augulu734/
Hegulu733/
Agulus732/
Eguleu732/
Agulut731/
Uggulu731/
Aguliu731/
Ogoğlu731/
Ugullu731/
Ogiluy731/
Egullu731/
Aguluz731/
Ogilui730/
Oungoulou7116/
Agoulou67262/
Hungulu67129/
Angullu67116/
Guguluu67102/
Hangulu6774/
Anggulu6765/
Augulus6711/
Agullus678/
Agulhus676/
Guggulu676/
Akgullu675/
Ahguluu671/
Achgulu671/
Oughoulgou671/
Oughoullou671/
Uggullu671/
Aagullu671/
Oggollu671/
Oughoulous671/
Anghulu671/
Aggulus671/
Agulius670/

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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 Ogulu
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