Okebugwu Surname

169,672nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,543 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okebugwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okebugwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,5221:70,2395,075
United States151:24,163,929685,360
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Okebugwu (235) may also be a first name.

Okebugwu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okebugwu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Okebugwu.

How Common Is The Last Name Okebugwu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 169,672nd most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,865,728 people. The surname Okebugwu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okebugwu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okebugwu is also the 584,346th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 235 people.

Okebugwu is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,522 people, or 1 in 70,239. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Abia, where 52 percent are found, Lagos, where 13 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Okebugwu is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Okebugwu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Okebugwu surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Okebugwu earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okhebugwu943/
Okebuugwu943/
Okebugweu941/
Oekebugwu941/
Okebugwuh941/
Okeebugwu941/
Okebukwu887/
Ekebugwu882/
Okevugwu881/
Okabugwu881/
Okebukwgu825/
Okechbukwu781/
Akabugwu752/
Ukeabugbu713/
Ekabukwu6318/
Akabukwu634/

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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 Okebugwu
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