Owugha Surname
Approximately 134 people bear this surname
Owugha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 132 | 1:1,341,991 | 52,761 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
Owugha (26) may also be a first name.
Owugha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owugha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owugha is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Owugha click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owugha? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,544,715th most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Owugha live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used forename internationally It is held by 26 people.
The last name Owugha is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 1,341,991. In Nigeria Owugha is primarily found in: Bayelsa, where 94 percent live, Rivers, where 4 percent live and Lagos, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owuga | 91 | 26 | / |
| Ohwughai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Owugah | 83 | 216 | / |
| Obugha | 83 | 28 | / |
| Owogha | 83 | 23 | / |
| Ewugha | 83 | 11 | / |
| Owugho | 83 | 1 | / |
| Awugha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obougha | 77 | 11 | / |
| Abougha | 77 | 7 | / |
| Howigha | 77 | 7 | / |
| Uwaugha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Owuggai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ewougha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awuga | 73 | 914 | / |
| Ewuga | 73 | 686 | / |
| Obuga | 73 | 592 | / |
| Ovuga | 73 | 182 | / |
| Owoga | 73 | 25 | / |
| Owuge | 73 | 8 | / |
| Owugo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Owiga | 73 | 2 | / |
| Uwuga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awungcha | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ojwiga | 67 | 605 | / |
| Abouga | 67 | 543 | / |
| Owigho | 67 | 304 | / |
| Awugah | 67 | 281 | / |
| Ubugha | 67 | 112 | / |
| Obugoh | 67 | 42 | / |
| Abugha | 67 | 20 | / |
| Awughe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ovughe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ewugah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ovuiga | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ovunga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ujwuga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owogho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eweuga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obouga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owhuge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewuuga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awhuga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owooga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awugho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awouga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obugeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohwoga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwogha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwhuga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovugho | 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 Owugha
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