Okogwu Surname
Approximately 787 people bear this surname
Okogwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 709 | 1:249,849 | 14,450 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Okogwu Demographics
Average Okogwu Salary in
United States
$33,786 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Okogwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okogwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okogwu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Okogwu.
How Common Is The Last Name Okogwu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 436,213th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 9,259,906 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Okogwu live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Okogwu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 709 people, or 1 in 249,849. In Nigeria Okogwu is most common in: Delta, where 24 percent reside, Lagos, where 20 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 18 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Okogwu Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Okogwu earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 21.7% less than the national average, earning $33,786 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.53% more than the national average, earning $58,390 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okougwu | 92 | 26 | / |
| Okoegwu | 92 | 21 | / |
| Okoogwu | 92 | 5 | / |
| Okonngwu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Okonggwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okongkwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oukongwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okongwuu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akogwu | 83 | 7,390 | / |
| Okegwu | 83 | 164 | / |
| Okagwu | 83 | 87 | / |
| Okokwu | 83 | 80 | / |
| Ekogwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ocogwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okugwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okaegwu | 77 | 81 | / |
| Okoukwu | 77 | 59 | / |
| Okeugwu | 77 | 24 | / |
| Okogbou | 77 | 9 | / |
| Akongwu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Okeegwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Akoggwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Okoogbu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Okaugwu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Aakogwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ookokwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akougwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okojkwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ukougwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okungwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okangwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okonkqwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okoogbuu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okochkwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okonkwou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akagwu | 67 | 864 | / |
| Ukagwu | 67 | 793 | / |
| Okekwu | 67 | 604 | / |
| Okakwu | 67 | 553 | / |
| Akokwu | 67 | 307 | / |
| Ekegwu | 67 | 97 | / |
| Okukwu | 67 | 34 | / |
| Ekokwu | 67 | 28 | / |
| Akugwu | 67 | 23 | / |
| Akegwu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Okagbu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Akogbu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ukokwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ukugwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekagwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okeqwu | 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 Okogwu
- 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