Ugwah Surname
Approximately 127 people bear this surname
Ugwah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 122 | 1:1,451,990 | 55,913 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ugwah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ugwah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ugwah is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ugwah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,596,935th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ugwah live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Ugwah is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 1,451,990. In Nigeria Ugwah is primarily found in: Lagos, where 20 percent are found, Abia, where 17 percent are found and Enugu, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Ugwah occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 2 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugwaha | 91 | 7 | / |
| Ugwa | 89 | 3,503 | / |
| Ukwah | 80 | 133 | / |
| Ugwua | 80 | 35 | / |
| Ugwoh | 80 | 33 | / |
| Igwah | 80 | 28 | / |
| Hugwa | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ugwai | 80 | 12 | / |
| Augwa | 80 | 11 | / |
| Uguah | 80 | 7 | / |
| Uugwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ugwau | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ugkwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ugwha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ougwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ugwoha | 73 | 70 | / |
| Ahugwa | 73 | 39 | / |
| U'Ngwa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Ogwuah | 73 | 17 | / |
| Haugwa | 73 | 15 | / |
| Oungwa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ugbeah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ugwohe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Augwad | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ungwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auugwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uguahe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ughbah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Unkwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ugbaah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ugwuad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ugwuha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ugwwoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okgwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huugwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ugwuas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukwa | 67 | 5,248 | / |
| Ugba | 67 | 3,651 | / |
| Ogwa | 67 | 3,163 | / |
| Ugwo | 67 | 988 | / |
| Igwa | 67 | 254 | / |
| Ugwuayi | 67 | 228 | / |
| Ugua | 67 | 107 | / |
| Uqwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hunghwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ugeewua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ugwuohe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aungwea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Heugwad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Auhngwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aunggwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hungwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugwwuad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugwouha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uungwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huingwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haungwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ucwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heungwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugwuhoa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ugwah
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