Onugwu Surname
Approximately 2,023 people bear this surname
Onugwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,020 | 1:87,694 | 6,126 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Onugwu (89) may also be a first name.
Onugwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onugwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Onugwu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onugwu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 205,178th most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 3,602,346 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onugwu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,011,231st most frequently occurring given name worldwide, held by 89 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,020 people, or 1 in 87,694. In Nigeria Onugwu is most frequent in: Enugu, where 48 percent live, Kogi, where 8 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Onugwu is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and Norway, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onuegwu | 92 | 15 | / |
| Onugwuh | 92 | 4 | / |
| Uonugwu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Onuugwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Onougwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Onuigwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Onogwu | 83 | 2,154 | / |
| Onukwu | 83 | 587 | / |
| Enugwu | 83 | 128 | / |
| Onugbu | 83 | 81 | / |
| Anugwu | 83 | 32 | / |
| Unugwu | 83 | 18 | / |
| Onigwu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Eneugwu | 77 | 192 | / |
| Onunkwu | 77 | 28 | / |
| Onuigbu | 77 | 16 | / |
| Onuekwu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Oneukwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Onhukwu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Aanugwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anuigwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oneugbu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onukweu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anaugwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Unougwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onukkwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onuckwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onuchkwu | 71 | 9 | / |
| Onukwuha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Oyhnukwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Honuekwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onnuekwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onuekwuu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Unogwu | 67 | 3,477 | / |
| Anukwu | 67 | 1,774 | / |
| Onokwu | 67 | 41 | / |
| Enukwu | 67 | 36 | / |
| Unukwu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Anugbu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Onykwu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Enigwu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Anigwu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Unugbu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Anogwu | 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 Onugwu
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