Owgu Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Owgu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owgu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Owgu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owgu is most common in Nigeria. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Owgu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owgu? popularity and diffusion

Owgu is the 6,063,924th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Owgu is predominantly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Owgu reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Owgu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Owgu is primarily found in: Rivers, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 40 percent reside and Uganda, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owghu891/
Owhgu891/
Owu862,841/
Owuh75342/
Obgu75196/
Owou75171/
Uwgu75136/
Owui75107/
Awgu75104/
Howu7596/
Owuu7559/
Ojwu7551/
Ouwu7551/
Ewgu7541/
Owuy7520/
Ohwu757/
Oowu755/
Oweu754/
Owhu753/
Owwu752/
Owuj751/
Oswu751/
Owau751/
Oiwu751/
Owud751/
Owux751/
Houwu6793/
Gowui6734/
Howou676/
Gouwu673/
Owout673/
Hohwu673/
Howus672/
Oweus672/
Howeu671/
Awkgu671/
Uobgu671/
Euwgu671/
Owuch671/
Ouwou671/
Ouweu671/
Owuhe671/
Oswui671/
Guwgu671/
How'u671/
Oshwu671/
Owhou671/

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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 Owgu
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