Oguzu Surname
Approximately 1,132 people bear this surname
Oguzu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,124 | 1:34,732 | 4,587 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Oguzu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oguzu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oguzu is most common in Uganda. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Oguzu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 327,907th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 6,437,761 people. The surname Oguzu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oguzu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 1,124 people, or 1 in 34,732. In Uganda Oguzu is mostly found in: Arua District, where 42 percent reside, Maracha District, where 38 percent reside and Koboko District, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and Sudan, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onguzu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Oguziu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Oguzzu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aguzu | 80 | 143 | / |
| Ogusu | 80 | 59 | / |
| Oguju | 80 | 14 | / |
| Ogozu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Eguzu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ogucu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uguzu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Anguzu | 73 | 5,705 | / |
| Aguzou | 73 | 65 | / |
| Akguzu | 73 | 48 | / |
| Oygucu | 73 | 20 | / |
| Ogutcu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Ogauju | 73 | 16 | / |
| Oguchu | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ugouzu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Unguzu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ongusu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ogujju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Agouzu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aguuzu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogutçu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gogusu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oungouzou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Agouzou | 67 | 1,617 | / |
| Hanguzu | 67 | 130 | / |
| Ogucheu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aguzouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aguzhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogaushu | 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
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- 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 Oguzu
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