Ologwu Surname
Approximately 481 people bear this surname
Ologwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 480 | 1:369,047 | 19,712 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ologwu (79) may also be a first name.
Ologwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ologwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ologwu is most common in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ologwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 634,180th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 15,150,823 people. The surname Ologwu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ologwu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ologwu is also the 1,083,225th most commonly used given name in the world, held by 79 people.
The surname Ologwu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 480 people, or 1 in 369,047. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ebonyi, where 59 percent reside, Lagos, where 12 percent reside and Enugu, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olougwu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Oliogwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Olokwu | 83 | 533 | / |
| Alogwu | 83 | 119 | / |
| Olugwu | 83 | 50 | / |
| Elogwu | 83 | 12 | / |
| Olegwu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ologbu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ulogwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Holokwu | 77 | 16 | / |
| Aliogwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Olungwu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Eliogwu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ojlugwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oylokwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oleugwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oloukwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ologbau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oelugwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oluokwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alegwu | 67 | 815 | / |
| Alagwu | 67 | 576 | / |
| Olekwu | 67 | 536 | / |
| Olukwu | 67 | 350 | / |
| Alugwu | 67 | 66 | / |
| Elagwu | 67 | 60 | / |
| Alokwu | 67 | 57 | / |
| Elegwu | 67 | 43 | / |
| Olugbu | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ulagwu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Alogbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olakwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ulokwu | 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 Ologwu
- 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