Ogumu Surname

809,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ogumu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogumu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3301:536,79626,334
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ogumu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ogumu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogumu? popularity and diffusion

Ogumu is the 809,613th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,123,321 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ogumu live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 330 people, or 1 in 536,796. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Delta, where 37 percent live, Edo, where 32 percent live and Ondo, where 9 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oghumu91752/
Ongumu914/
Gogumu912/
Ogaumu911/
Ogoumou833/
Oghoumu831/
Agumu80369/
Ogomu80227/
Egumu8084/
Ugumu8016/
Ogimu802/
Hosgumus773/
Ongoumou771/
Angumu73317/
Oghomu73100/
Agumou737/
Aghumu732/
Ongumù731/
Agumut731/
Augumu731/
Ughumu731/
Ougoummou711/
Agoumou6720/
Akgumus673/
Egoumou671/
Hasgumus6291/
Angoumou6225/
Agoummou626/
Agoumoud624/
Agoumous622/
Aggoumou621/
Egimu60518/
Agomu60126/
Agimu6011/
Ugomu603/
Agomuh555/
Ogomou551/
Agoomu551/

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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 Ogumu
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