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 last name Ugulu (Oriya: ଉଗୁଲୁ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ugulu? popularity and diffusion

Ugulu is the 718,674th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 17,949,620 people. Ugulu is predominantly 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. Ugulu is also the 2,239,265th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 23 people.

Ugulu is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 190 people, or 1 in 932,330. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Enugu, where 38 percent live, Delta, where 31 percent live and Nasarawa, where 13 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 40 percent live and Turkey, where 7 percent live.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Ugulu
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