Olughu Surname

146,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,037 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olughu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olughu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,0181:58,6954,402
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Olughu (977) may also be a first name.

Olughu Last Name Facts

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

Olughu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olughu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 146,068th most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,399,587 people. The last name Olughu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Olughu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olughu is also the 257,794th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 977 people.

The surname Olughu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,018 people, or 1 in 58,695. In Nigeria Olughu is most frequent in: Ebonyi, where 67 percent reside, Abia, where 14 percent reside and Lagos, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Ecuador, where 0 percent reside and Benin, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olugu912,686/
Olungu83141/
Golugu8383/
Ologhu8343/
Ulughu8337/
Elughu8314/
Oluhgu839/
Oluguh839/
Alughu837/
Oluugu834/
Olougu834/
Oluegu833/
Ollugu831/
Oleugu831/
Olugut831/
Holugu831/
Olougou77207/
Ollungu771/
Uulughu771/
Gollugu771/
Elugu731,561/
Alugu731,297/
Ulugu737/
Oulougou7111/
Oloungou711/
Ulungu67725/
Alungu67358/
Ulugut67249/
Galugu67134/
Aelugu6772/
Hulugu6756/
Allugu6735/
Gulugu675/
Aluegu674/
Aalugu673/
Ellugu673/
Eelugu673/
Elaugu672/
Houlougou672/
Alugus671/
Aleugu671/
Alougu671/
Goulougou671/
Elugou671/
Alugut671/
Alugud671/
Algugu671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Olughu
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