Oguwu Surname
4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Oguwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oghuwu | 91 | 23 | / |
| Ogauwu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Ogouwgu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oguchwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uguwu | 80 | 80 | / |
| Eguwu | 80 | 33 | / |
| Aguwu | 80 | 30 | / |
| Ogubu | 80 | 16 | / |
| Ogowu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ogiwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uguuwu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Oghowu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Egouwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oghuvhu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aeguuwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aguchwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agubu | 60 | 21 | / |
| Ugowu | 60 | 8 | / |
| Agowu | 60 | 5 | / |
| Aguvu | 60 | 3 | / |
| Agiwu | 60 | 2 | / |
| Egiwu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Agubau | 55 | 5 | / |
| Akgowu | 55 | 4 | / |
| Augubu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Aguvau | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ughowu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Agoubou | 50 | 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 Oguwu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis