Okogu Surname

730,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okogu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okogu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3911:453,05123,131
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080

Okogu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okogu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okogu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Okogu is the 730,373rd most widely held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 18,356,539 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Okogu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 391 people, or 1 in 453,051. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 63 percent reside, Osun, where 4 percent reside and Lagos, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okongu91170/
Okogau913/
Okoghu912/
Okoegu911/
Okogou911/
Okongou833/
Akogu80894/
Okagu80541/
Ukogu8088/
Okegu8039/
Okugu804/
Ekogu804/
Okoungou7720/
Okungu732,399/
Akogou73429/
Hokugu73229/
Okughu7330/
Akongu7330/
Okegou7330/
Akuogu7313/
Okeugu738/
Okaegu734/
Akougu733/
Akoguu732/
Akoguz732/
Akoogu731/
Ukongu731/
Ukuogu731/
Ekogou731/
Okaguu731/
Ockoungou714/
Houkongou711/
Akougou6739/
Akoghui6717/
Okangou676/
Akongou672/
Okhungu672/
Ukongou671/
Okoghoe671/
Okaeghu671/
Akoogou671/

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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 Okogu
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