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 more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ugokwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 376,758th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,679,184 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Ugokwe are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 844 people, or 1 in 209,885. In Nigeria Ugokwe is most common in: Lagos, where 22 percent reside, Abia, where 15 percent reside and Enugu, where 12 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Botswana, where 2 percent reside.

Ugokwe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ugokwe last name are 20.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 73.33% registered to vote for the political 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
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  • 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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