Okogu Surname
Approximately 397 people bear this surname
Okogu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 391 | 1:453,051 | 23,131 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Okogu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okogu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okogu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okogu? popularity and diffusion
Okogu is the 730,373rd most frequently used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 18,356,539 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Okogu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 391 people, or 1 in 453,051. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 63 percent live, Osun, where 4 percent live and Lagos, where 4 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okongu | 91 | 170 | / |
| Okogau | 91 | 3 | / |
| Okoghu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Okoegu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okogou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okongou | 83 | 3 | / |
| Akogu | 80 | 894 | / |
| Okagu | 80 | 541 | / |
| Ukogu | 80 | 88 | / |
| Okegu | 80 | 39 | / |
| Okugu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ekogu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Okoungou | 77 | 20 | / |
| Okungu | 73 | 2,399 | / |
| Akogou | 73 | 429 | / |
| Hokugu | 73 | 229 | / |
| Okughu | 73 | 30 | / |
| Akongu | 73 | 30 | / |
| Okegou | 73 | 30 | / |
| Akuogu | 73 | 13 | / |
| Okeugu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Okaegu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Akougu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Akoguu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akoguz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akoogu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukongu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukuogu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekogou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okaguu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ockoungou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Houkongou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akougou | 67 | 39 | / |
| Akoghui | 67 | 17 | / |
| Okangou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Akongou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okhungu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ukongou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okoghoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okaeghu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akoogou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis