Onogwu Surname

194,964th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onogwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onogwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,1361:82,9325,857
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Onogwu (163) may also be a first name.

Onogwu Last Name Facts

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

Onogwu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onogwu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 194,964th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,383,262 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Onogwu reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onogwu is also the 717,791st most commonly held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 163 people.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,136 people, or 1 in 82,932. In Nigeria Onogwu is most common in: Benue, where 39 percent reside, Kogi, where 18 percent reside and Enugu, where 9 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Onogwu occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Onogwu Last Name Statistics demography

Onogwu earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onuogwu9236/
Onougwu921/
Unogwu833,477/
Onugwu832,023/
Onokwu8341/
Enogwu8338/
Onogbu8312/
Onegwu832/
Anogwu831/
Onagwu831/
Onuokwu7728/
Onuogbu7727/
Anuogwu7720/
Unoogwu7713/
Aunogwu774/
Unuogwu774/
Onugwuh774/
Unongwu774/
Onangwu774/
Onhagwu773/
Uonugwu773/
Onoogbu773/
Enoegwu773/
Ounegwu771/
Onuugwu771/
Onuigwu771/
Unoghwu771/
Onogbou771/
Omnagwu771/
Unougwu771/
Anongwu771/
Onukwu67587/
Anokwu67553/
Anagwu67358/
Unagwu67284/
Onugbu6781/
Enegwu6765/
Anugwu6732/
Unugwu6718/
Anegwu679/
Enagwu673/
Onekwu671/
Unokwu671/
Onagbu671/

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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 Onogwu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis