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
Ongwu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ongwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,141,416th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ongwu reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Ongwu is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria Ongwu is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 46 percent are found, Enugu, where 41 percent are found and Oyo, where 8 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 3 percent are found and Taiwan, where 3 percent are found.
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis