Omagu Surname

303,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Omagu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omagu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2381:143,0889,148
England31:18,572,686338,250
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Omagu (129) may also be a first name.

Omagu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Omagu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Omagu? popularity and diffusion

Omagu is the 303,787th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,839,380 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Omagu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Omagu is also the 818,356th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 129 people.

Omagu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,238 people, or 1 in 143,088. In Nigeria Omagu is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 64 percent reside, Kogi, where 5 percent reside and Lagos, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omeagu9159/
Omangu912/
Omaegu911/
Amagu801,577/
Omogu80676/
Umagu80593/
Emagu80336/
Omegu80186/
Goumagou771/
Amangu73135/
Umeagu7358/
Emagou7346/
Omongu7346/
Amagou7332/
Omoghu7331/
Umangu7320/
Amaegu7318/
Omoigu7314/
Omoogu7311/
Omogou7310/
Ameagu737/
Gamagu737/
Emeagu734/
Amaugu734/
Amagus732/
Oemogu731/
Omoegu731/
Omougu731/
Amaguz731/
Omeguh731/
Omuogu731/
Humagu731/
Oumogou67528/
Amangou6795/
Hamangu6780/
Amaingu679/
Amangau678/
Gaumagu676/
Amagouz674/
Omongou673/
Amaggou672/
Amaangu671/
Amajgou671/
Hamagou671/

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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 Omagu
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