Uglu Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ireland

Uglu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uglu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Uglu (19) may also be a first name.

Uglu Last Name Facts

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

Uglu (Hindi: उगलू, Russian: Углу) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Uglu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 58 percent of Uglu reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uglu is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used forename world-wide. It is borne by 19 people.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Uglu is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 67 percent live, Kaduna, where 17 percent live and Nasarawa, where 17 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 17 percent live and Ireland, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Huglu8940/
Guglu8911/
Ughlu891/
Unglu891/
Aughlu809/
Augluś801/
Aunglu801/
Huglus801/
Oglu751,347/
Iglu752/
Uglehus7379/
Gugillu731/
Ungillu731/
Guggillu6720/
Oghlu677/
Oeglu676/
Șoglu671/
Ogleu671/
Iglyu671/
Higlu671/
Ouguellou621/
Jiglau60169/
Jiglou6016/
Igellu601/

Uglu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Uglu in the Hindi language
उगलूugalu-
Uglu in the Russian language
Углуuglu-

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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 Uglu
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