Ogwumike Surname

370,384th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 970 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ogwumike Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogwumike Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9411:188,24911,428
United States231:15,759,084542,937
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Ogwumike (24) may also be a first name.

Ogwumike Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ogwumike is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogwumike? popularity and diffusion

Ogwumike is the 370,384th most widespread surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 7,512,934 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ogwumike live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most common first name on earth It is held by 24 people.

Ogwumike is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 941 people, or 1 in 188,249. In Nigeria Ogwumike is primarily found in: Abia, where 36 percent reside, Rivers, where 26 percent reside and Lagos, where 11 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Ogwumike occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Ogwumike Last Name Statistics demography

Ogwumike earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogwumuike9413/
Ogwumaike941/
Oigwumike941/
Ogwumik932/
Agwumike886/
Ogwumuke884/
Ogwomike881/
Ogbumike881/
Ogwumeke881/
Ogwumika881/
Okwomika631/

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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 Ogwumike
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