Olughu Surname
Approximately 3,037 people bear this surname
Olughu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,018 | 1:58,695 | 4,402 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
The last name Olughu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Olughu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 146,068th most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 2,399,587 people. Olughu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Olughu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olughu is also the 257,794th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 977 people.
The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,018 people, or 1 in 58,695. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ebonyi, where 67 percent reside, Abia, where 14 percent reside and Lagos, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Ecuador, where 0 percent reside and Benin, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olugu | 91 | 2,686 | / |
| Olungu | 83 | 141 | / |
| Golugu | 83 | 83 | / |
| Ologhu | 83 | 43 | / |
| Ulughu | 83 | 37 | / |
| Elughu | 83 | 14 | / |
| Oluhgu | 83 | 9 | / |
| Oluguh | 83 | 9 | / |
| Alughu | 83 | 7 | / |
| Oluugu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Olougu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Oluegu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ollugu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oleugu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Olugut | 83 | 1 | / |
| Holugu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Olougou | 77 | 207 | / |
| Ollungu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uulughu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gollugu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elugu | 73 | 1,561 | / |
| Alugu | 73 | 1,297 | / |
| Ulugu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Oulougou | 71 | 11 | / |
| Oloungou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ulungu | 67 | 725 | / |
| Alungu | 67 | 358 | / |
| Ulugut | 67 | 249 | / |
| Galugu | 67 | 134 | / |
| Aelugu | 67 | 72 | / |
| Hulugu | 67 | 56 | / |
| Allugu | 67 | 35 | / |
| Gulugu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aluegu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aalugu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ellugu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eelugu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Elaugu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Houlougou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alugus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aleugu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alougu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goulougou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elugou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alugut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alugud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Algugu | 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 Olughu
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