Okwuga Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Okwuga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Okwuga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okwuga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okwuga is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Okwuga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okwuga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,206,983rd most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. Okwuga is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Okwuga reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Kano, where 90 percent live, Lagos, where 5 percent live and Rivers, where 5 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Italy, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okwugha | 92 | 9 | / |
| Okwuiga | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okwughai | 86 | 11 | / |
| Onkwugha | 86 | 3 | / |
| Okwuegha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okwugo | 83 | 44 | / |
| Ogwuga | 83 | 4 | / |
| Okwuge | 83 | 4 | / |
| Okwoga | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ukwuga | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ekwuga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekwugha | 77 | 856 | / |
| Okwuego | 77 | 136 | / |
| Ogwunga | 77 | 16 | / |
| Ogwuega | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ekwuhga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwunge | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwuige | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwuigi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekwughaa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ekwuugha | 71 | 6 | / |
| Akwungah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwuigeo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogbuga | 67 | 75 | / |
| Akwoga | 67 | 65 | / |
| Ugwuga | 67 | 10 | / |
| Okwogo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ekwugo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Akwugo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Egwuga | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ogwugo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ogwiga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okwogi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oguoga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akwuge | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ukwugo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwoge | 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 Okwuga
- 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