Onwuguzo Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onwuguzo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onwuguzo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria551:3,220,77797,902
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Onwuguzo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onwuguzo occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onwuguzo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Onwuguzo is the 2,580,327th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Onwuguzo live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Onwuguzo is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 3,220,777. In Nigeria Onwuguzo is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 35 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 22 percent are found and Rivers, where 18 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onwaguzo881/
Onuwguzo881/
Onwuguzo Iwu802/
Onwueguzie783/
Onwukazo756/
Onwueghuzie741/

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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 Onwuguzo
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