Ogwudu Surname

267,533rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,460 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ogwudu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogwudu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4561:121,6648,019
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080

Ogwudu (44) may also be a first name.

Ogwudu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ogwudu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogwudu? popularity and diffusion

Ogwudu is the 267,533rd most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,991,470 people. The surname Ogwudu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogwudu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ogwudu is also the 1,525,482nd most numerous forename world-wide, held by 44 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,456 people, or 1 in 121,664. In Nigeria Ogwudu is primarily concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 61 percent are found, Enugu, where 24 percent are found and Lagos, where 4 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogbudu834,566/
Okwudu83118/
Ugwudu83108/
Egwudu8313/
Agwudu833/
Ogbaudu77247/
Ugwuidu77147/
Ogbudhu77108/
Agwuedu7727/
Agwoudu7710/
Ogboudu7710/
Ugwaudu774/
Ogbuidu771/
Ogbudau771/
Ocgbudu771/
Okwuidu771/
Uokwudu771/
Ogbuudu771/
Agbudu67532/
Okwodu67344/
Ugbudu67304/
Ekwudu6735/
Egwidu672/
Egvudu672/
Akwudu671/
Okwudoe623/
Agbaudu621/
Agboudou57168/
Akwodu501/
Aguodu501/

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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 Ogwudu
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