Ongwu Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Ongwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Ongwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ongwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ongwu is most common in Nigeria. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Ongwu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ongwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,141,416th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ongwu live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 46 percent reside, Enugu, where 41 percent reside and Oyo, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 3 percent reside and Taiwan, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hongwu | 91 | 433 | / |
| Ongwut | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oungwu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ongweu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hongwut | 83 | 1 | / |
| Angwu | 80 | 121 | / |
| Ungwu | 80 | 21 | / |
| Onkwu | 80 | 12 | / |
| Engwu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ongbu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Omgwu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Engwau | 73 | 1,315 | / |
| Angwuh | 73 | 27 | / |
| Engweu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ongbou | 73 | 9 | / |
| Angwau | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hongvu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hengwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ounkwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aungwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aningwu | 67 | 126 | / |
| Oungbou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Oungbeu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ahungwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hongueu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houngbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hongbui | 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 Ongwu
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