Ugbem Surname

150,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,928 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ugbem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ugbem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,9261:60,5414,505
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ugbem (218) may also be a first name.

Ugbem Last Name Facts

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

Ugbem is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ugbem? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 150,609th most frequently used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,488,916 people. The last name Ugbem occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ugbem live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ugbem is also the 611,412th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 218 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,926 people, or 1 in 60,541. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Cross River, where 62 percent are found, Benue, where 18 percent are found and Lagos, where 6 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ugbeme9156/
Ugbiem911/
Ugbeam911/
Hugbem911/
Hugbeme834/
Ougbeme831/
Hungbem831/
Ugben80336/
Ugwem80129/
Ogbem8043/
Igbem8015/
Ugbne801/
Hougbeme7719/
Huguem7318/
Ugbeng7312/
Ugweme731/
Ugwemm731/
Ugwuem731/
Ugwueme67133/
Ugbehen6711/
Ugbenne679/
Heuguem672/
Aungwem671/

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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 Ugbem
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