Ugheghe Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ugheghe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ugheghe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2091:847,57337,299
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Ugheghe (18) may also be a first name.

Ugheghe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ugheghe is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ugheghe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,144,405th most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. Ugheghe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ugheghe reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 18 people.

Ugheghe is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 209 people, or 1 in 847,573. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Edo, where 78 percent live, Delta, where 15 percent live and Ondo, where 3 percent live. Not including Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in Greece, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ugheughe931/
Ugheghei931/
Ughegehe931/
Ughege922/
Ogheghe86141/
Ugege831,033/
Hughesghes820/
Ugheagha801/
Ugegeh7755/
Oghege771/
Eugege771/
Oughegi714/
Ungiege711/
Ogege671,629/
Ugegi6734/
Ugega671/
Ogiege6213/
Ogeghi621/
Ogegie621/
Oghighi57237/
Ogiegie5710/
Ougegay571/
Hugyghe571/
Ogega5010,132/
Ugiga507/
Ugjgi501/
Ugigi501/
Ogegi501/

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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
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  • 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 Ugheghe
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