Olugah Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olugah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olugah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1011:1,753,88963,997
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Olugah (15) may also be a first name.

Olugah Last Name Facts

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

Olugah occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Olugah.

How Common Is The Last Name Olugah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,785,358th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. The surname Olugah occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Olugah live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous forename internationally, held by 15 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 1,753,889. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Cross River, where 79 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 7 percent are found and Niger, where 6 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Olugah occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 4 percent are found and Botswana, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oluga911,887/
Olunga832,110/
Olugha8381/
Olouga8369/
Olugai8320/
Oligah8317/
Olugho8316/
Olugoh8316/
Alugah8315/
Elugah839/
Ologah833/
Oluuga832/
Oluega831/
Olluga831/
Holunga7789/
Olounga7720/
Golyuga7713/
Olungai777/
Olung'a773/
Ollunga773/
Olugoha772/
Oilunga771/
Aluegah771/
Olungaa771/
Olugosh770/
Aluga733,330/
Oliga73385/
Eluga73284/
Olugo73277/
Ologa73214/
Oloungha712/
Oulougai712/
O'Lungay711/
Olunghai711/
Alunga6710,599/
Galuga67323/
Ologho67320/
Holiga67198/
Olungo67110/
Haluga6794/
Hologa6777/
Eligah6772/
Aligah6770/
Olougo6751/
Oligho6750/
Alugas6745/
Alauga6740/
Ologha6735/
Alugha6733/
Heluga6727/
Golugo6723/
Olooga6721/
Oligha6720/
Olloga6714/
Alogah6711/
Alugoa6711/
Auluga679/
Alouga677/
Ologoh677/
Alugat677/
Oliega675/
Oiliga675/
Oluigo674/
Alluga674/
Elluga673/
Oligaj673/
Alugay672/
Aluiga672/
Alugai671/
Ologay671/
Elugha671/
Aluuga671/
Alukga671/
Ohliga671/
Oliugo671/
Oyloga671/
Aeluga671/
Alyuga671/
O'Loughey670/

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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
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  • 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 Olugah
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