Ugulu Surname

718,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Namibia

Ugulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ugulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1901:932,33040,120
Namibia1631:14,7822,705
Turkey291:2,683,49781,313
Solomon Islands101:58,00311,702
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ugulu (23) may also be a first name.

Ugulu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ugulu (Oriya: ଉଗୁଲୁ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ugulu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 718,674th most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 17,949,620 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Ugulu are found; 47 percent are found in West Africa and 47 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 23 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 190 people, or 1 in 932,330. In Nigeria Ugulu is primarily concentrated in: Enugu, where 38 percent reside, Delta, where 31 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 40 percent reside and Turkey, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ughulu91595/
Uugulu91411/
Ungulu91170/
Gugulu91139/
Uygulu9115/
Hugulu9114/
Augulu914/
Ugullu911/
Uggulu911/
Hungulu83129/
Guguluu83102/
Augulus8311/
Guggulu836/
Uggullu831/
Igulu802,207/
Ogulu80429/
Ugolu8022/
Guggullu773/
Augullus771/
Augulhus771/
Jigulu73116/
Iguulu7323/
Oghulu735/
Higulu735/
Ogullu733/
Uggolu733/
Ugoelu733/
Iggulu732/
Oguleu731/
Igullu731/
Oungoulou7116/
Igoulou672/
Ogoulou671/
Oughoulous671/
Oughoullou671/
Oughoulgou671/
Jigoulou621/
Ogolu60109/
Oggolu559/
Ogoğlu551/
Oggollu501/

Ugulu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ugulu in the Oriya language
ଉଗୁଲୁugulu66.67
ଊଗୁଲୁugulu22.22
ଉଗୁଳୁugulu11.11

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ugulu
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