Ogwuegbu Surname

399,363rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 881 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ogwuegbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogwuegbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8231:215,24012,783
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Ogwuegbu (29) may also be a first name.

Ogwuegbu Last Name Facts

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

Ogwuegbu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogwuegbu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ogwuegbu is the 399,363rd most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 8,271,902 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Ogwuegbu are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most numerous first name in the world It is held by 29 people.

The last name Ogwuegbu is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 823 people, or 1 in 215,240. In Nigeria it is most common in: Abia, where 41 percent reside, Lagos, where 11 percent reside and Rivers, where 10 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Greece, where 0 percent reside.

Ogwuegbu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ogwuegbu are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

Ogwuegbu earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.82% more than the national average, earning $56,016 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogwuegbeu943/
Oguegbu93559/
Ogwugbu9310/
Ogwegbu939/
Ugwuegbu881,602/
Okwuegbu88252/
Agwuegbu8816/
Egwuegbu885/
Ogwugbeu883/
Ogwoegbu883/
Ogweugbu881/
Ugwuegbus821/
Ungwuegbu821/
Ugwegbu8068/
Okwegbu8030/
Aguegbu8021/
Uguegbu8012/
Oguogbu8011/
Okwugbu8010/
Okuegbu803/
Ogbegbu801/
Ukwuegbu75370/
Akwuegbu7533/
Ugweugbu755/
Ekwuegbu752/
Okweugbu751/
Okwwegbu751/
Okouegbu751/
Okwaegbu751/
Ugwuegvu751/
Oncuegbu751/
Akuegbu6798/
Ukwegbu6743/
Okwagbu6711/
Ukuegbu679/
Ekwegbu675/
Acuegbu673/
Ekuegbu671/
Okwogbu671/
Akwegbu671/
Agbegbu671/
Akwaegbu6370/
Agbeagbu6327/
Ekwoegbu632/
Akuegbuu632/
Ekwegbou631/
Aguogbu5371/

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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
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  • 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 Ogwuegbu
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