Ugu Surname

125,633rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,622 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ugu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ugu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,0641:57,8144,347
Indonesia2741:482,66139,735
Turkey1931:403,22024,452
Malaysia431:685,91232,468
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
India91:85,229,487684,495
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Ugu (855) may also be a first name.

Ugu Last Name Facts

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

Ugu (Hindi: उगू, Marathi: उगु, Oriya: ଉଗୁ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ugu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 125,633rd most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,012,023 people. The surname Ugu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Ugu live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 278,605th most common first name at a global level, borne by 855 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,064 people, or 1 in 57,814. In Nigeria Ugu is primarily concentrated in: Anambra, where 21 percent live, Benue, where 9 percent live and Delta, where 9 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 8 percent live and Turkey, where 5 percent live.

Ugu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ugu last name is predominantly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gugu864,675/
Ungu86797/
Uguz86462/
Augu86391/
Uggu86263/
Ugau86117/
Hugu86112/
Ugut8677/
Uguh8670/
Uguu8670/
Uygu8666/
Ughu8664/
Ugus8660/
Eugu8644/
Usgu8629/
Ugup8622/
Ugou869/
Ougu867/
Ugud865/
Uugu864/
Uigu862/
Uhgu861/
Ukgu861/
Hungu753,252/
Augus751,001/
Uyguç75800/
Guggu75492/
Hugus75489/
Hugou75468/
Augou75466/
Unggu75364/
Uygut75210/
Ungau75128/
Aungu75122/
Gugau75119/
Hugut7534/
Eungu7529/
Uygus7520/
Ougou7519/
Haugu7514/
Gougu7512/
Uggau7512/
Ugult757/
Auguh756/
Unguh755/
Oungu755/
Hugau755/
Ahugu754/
Hougu754/
Huguh753/
Ouggu753/
Gaugu753/
Ungou753/
Uigus753/
Ugaud752/
Hughu752/
Ughuz752/
Ugust752/
Aughu751/
Unngu751/
Auguz751/
Ughau751/
Usgau751/
Augut751/
Augau751/
Huggu751/
Huugu751/
Augud751/
Ugueu751/
Uisgu751/
Ouguj751/
Huigu751/
Ogu6761,156/
August6731,320/
Gougou673,232/
Igu671,439/
Huggup6774/
Hunggu6773/
Unggau6764/
Gaugau6756/
Ougueu6755/
Haugou6736/
Hugoud6732/
Augusz6723/
Augouy6721/
Hougou6720/
Hughus6715/
Oungou6712/
Hugaud6712/
Houngu679/
Haugut679/
Augaus675/
Aunggu673/
Hughui672/
Ougust672/
Oughou672/
Hugaux672/
Ouggou672/
Augusd672/
Hughuy671/
Huguhe671/
Hungou671/
Eougou671/
Unnggu671/
Ougout671/
Unggou671/
Hugaus671/
Ougouz671/
Huguha671/
Aughus671/
Ougoud671/
Augusp671/
Hougus670/
Hugout670/

Ugu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ugu in the Marathi language
उगुugu-
Ugu in the Oriya language
ଉଗୁugu80
ଊଗୁugu20
Ugu in the Hindi language
उगूugu50
उगुugu41.67
ुगुugu8.33

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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 Ugu
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