Uchegbu Surname

99,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,729 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Uchegbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uchegbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,5921:38,5763,100
United States641:5,663,421279,165
England431:1,295,76958,667
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Belize51:71,0952,977
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Uchegbu (160) may also be a first name.

Uchegbu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uchegbu occurs most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Uchegbu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Uchegbu is the 99,980th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,541,033 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Uchegbu are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uchegbu is also the 725,185th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 160 people.

The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4,592 people, or 1 in 38,576. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Abia, where 30 percent live, Rivers, where 20 percent live and Lagos, where 15 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Uchegbu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Uchegbu last name are 6.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Uchegbu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 41.9% less than the national average, earning R 138,060 per year and in United States they earn 15.57% more than the national average, earning $49,867 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ucheegbu9320/
Ucheagbu9312/
Uchiegbu939/
Ucheugbu937/
Uchegbou936/
Uchengbu934/
Uchegbus931/
Ucheggbu931/
Ucegbu922/
Ochegbu8616/
Uchegwu8613/
Uchigbu864/
Ukhegbu863/
Uchogbu862/
Ichegbu861/
Uchagbu861/
Ujhegbu861/
Ushegbu861/
Ucheagwu80754/
Ochiegbu80387/
Ucheugwu8036/
Ocheigbu806/
Uchegboe801/
Ukegbu771,468/
Uzegbu77348/
Ucegwu771/
Usegbu771/
Ugegbu771/
Ucheagewu751/
Ukeagbu71573/
Oshegbu7152/
Uchekwu7120/
Ochegwu7115/
Ochigbu718/
Uzeugbu713/
Usiegbu713/
Hokegbu713/
Uhhegwu713/
Ugkegbu712/
Ukgegbu712/
Ukeigbu711/
Uzeagbu711/
Ukegbau711/
Uchigwu711/
Ukiegbu711/
Okhegbu711/
Uzeegbu711/
Oshiegbu67492/
Ocheigwu6761/
Ocheagwu6736/
Uchiogwu6732/
Osheigbu673/
Udchekwu672/
Uchekweu672/
Ucheukwu671/
Osheegbu671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Uchegbu
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