Olugbe Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olugbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olugbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1251:1,417,14254,922
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Olugbe (20) may also be a first name.

Olugbe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olugbe has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olugbe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Olugbe is the 1,596,935th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. The last name Olugbe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Olugbe live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olugbe is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent forename globally, borne by 20 people.

The surname Olugbe is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 1,417,142. In Nigeria Olugbe is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 26 percent reside, Kogi, where 19 percent reside and Ogun, where 14 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Olugbe exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olougbe92164/
Olaugbe923/
Olungbe923/
Oluegbe921/
Olugbee921/
Olougbei861/
Elugbe83313/
Ologbe83248/
Alugbe83178/
Ulugbe8396/
Oligbe8391/
Olugba8336/
Olugwe8314/
Olugue834/
Olugbi833/
Olugbejhe801/
Ulugbey77371/
Alungbe77179/
Galugbe77111/
Alugbhe7721/
Alougbe7714/
Oluigwe7710/
Alugbea775/
Oluguei775/
Oloegbe773/
Oliegbe772/
Alugbei771/
Olugboj771/
Oilogbe771/
Olugboa771/
Aluegbe771/
Holuigue71420/
Aloungbe716/
Olugbaja713/
Allougbe712/
Galougbe712/
Ahlungbe711/
Alaungbe711/
Olougboi711/
Aligbe671,659/
Oligbi67302/
Ologba67258/
Alugwe67204/
Olugwa67127/
Alogbe67118/
Alugba6786/
Alugbi6725/
Eligbe677/
Holluigue674/
Alugue673/
Ologue673/
Oulougbai672/
Goulougue671/
Ologbi671/
Oulougoue671/
Ologwe671/
Olugwi671/

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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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  • 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 Olugbe
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