Ugbu Surname
Approximately 888 people bear this surname
Ugbu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 883 | 1:200,615 | 12,023 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Ugbu (650) may also be a first name.
Ugbu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ugbu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ugbu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ugbu? popularity and diffusion
Ugbu is the 396,862nd most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 8,206,696 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ugbu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ugbu is also the 325,842nd most frequent given name globally, held by 650 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 883 people, or 1 in 200,615. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 40 percent reside, Abia, where 25 percent reside and Taraba, where 7 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Ugbu exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugbut | 89 | 156 | / |
| Uegbu | 89 | 10 | / |
| Ungbu | 89 | 9 | / |
| Ugbau | 89 | 8 | / |
| Ugbou | 89 | 4 | / |
| Ugbgu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ugbuh | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ugbuu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ungbou | 80 | 14 | / |
| Uchgbu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ugbuis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ungbau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eungbu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Augbgu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gugbeu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gugbau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ougbeu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ugwu | 75 | 310,898 | / |
| Ogbu | 75 | 124,115 | / |
| Igbu | 75 | 273 | / |
| Oungbou | 73 | 9 | / |
| Oungbeu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gaugbeu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hungbui | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hougbeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houngbu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogbui | 67 | 445 | / |
| Ugwuh | 67 | 92 | / |
| Ogbou | 67 | 45 | / |
| Eugwu | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ugwuu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Uugwu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Augwu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ughwu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ugwui | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ungvu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jigbu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Igbeu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uigwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ugweu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okgbu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Igbui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ougwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ugwau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ogbuj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ugwwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oggbu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ugwus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oogbu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ugwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogbau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugwgu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugboo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugueu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uguou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugcwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugkwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uhgwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Higbu | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ugbu
- 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