Owugwu Surname
5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Owugwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owougwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Owukwu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Owogwu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Awugwu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Uwugwu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ouwukwu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Owuekwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ojwukwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awhungwu | 71 | 24 | / |
| Awougweu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owokwu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Uwogwu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Awukwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awogwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awugbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obugbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovogwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owhokwu | 62 | 25 | / |
| Abaugwu | 62 | 10 | / |
| Ubeugwu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Uwaugbu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Aubugwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Awoegwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Awougueu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Uwokwu | 50 | 7 | / |
| Ubugbu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ovikwu | 50 | 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 Owugwu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis