Ugokwe Surname

376,758th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 949 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Botswana

Ugokwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ugokwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8441:209,88512,480
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
England31:18,572,686338,250
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Ugokwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ugokwe is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ugokwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 376,758th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,679,184 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Ugokwe live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 844 people, or 1 in 209,885. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 22 percent are found, Abia, where 15 percent are found and Enugu, where 12 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Botswana, where 2 percent are found.

Ugokwe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ugokwe last name are 20.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 73.33% registered to vote for the party.

Ugokwe earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.23% more than the national average, earning $47,565 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ugoekwe927/
Ugokwue923/
Igokwe8353/
Ugokwa831/
Ogokwe831/
Ugoigwe7726/
Iggokwe7710/
Ighokwe771/
Ogokwue771/
Igokwue771/
Ogukwe6762/
Ugakwa6724/
Ogogwe6711/
Ogakwe677/
Igogwe672/
Ogokwa672/
Ogugwe671/
Igekwe671/
Ugogbe671/
Igakwe671/
Ogoigwe627/
Oghogwe621/
Hougogbe571/
Ugagbe50174/
Ogugwa50173/

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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 Ugokwe
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