Ugwo Surname
Approximately 988 people bear this surname
Ugwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 973 | 1:182,058 | 11,148 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Ugwo (932) may also be a first name.
Ugwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ugwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ugwo occurs most in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ugwo.
How Common Is The Last Name Ugwo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 365,146th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,376,059 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ugwo are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ugwo is also the 264,900th most commonly used given name at a global level, borne by 932 people.
The surname Ugwo is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 973 people, or 1 in 182,058. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Abia, where 26 percent are found, Enugu, where 13 percent are found and Lagos, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Ugwo occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ungwo | 89 | 84 | / |
| Ugwoh | 89 | 33 | / |
| Ugwuo | 89 | 8 | / |
| Augwo | 89 | 4 | / |
| Ugwoy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ugwou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Eugwo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ugkwo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ughwo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ukgwo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ugwoha | 80 | 70 | / |
| Ugwuoe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ugwohe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Augkwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ugwwoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uggwuo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Heugwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ugbo | 75 | 10,094 | / |
| Ogwo | 75 | 6,457 | / |
| Ugwa | 75 | 3,503 | / |
| Ukwo | 75 | 716 | / |
| Igwo | 75 | 537 | / |
| Uguo | 75 | 22 | / |
| Ugvo | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ugwuoyi | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ugwuohe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ugwuooo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ugwuoij | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ugwuhoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ugwouha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ugwah | 67 | 127 | / |
| Huguo | 67 | 66 | / |
| Hugbo | 67 | 63 | / |
| Ukwoh | 67 | 40 | / |
| Ugwua | 67 | 35 | / |
| Houghwot | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ouguo | 67 | 30 | / |
| Ogwoo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ogwuo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hugwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ukwuo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ogwho | 67 | 11 | / |
| Augwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Higwo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ugboi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Auqwo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ougbo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jigwo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aukwo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Igwoh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ugbou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uugwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ugweu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ugwau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Augbo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ughuo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ogwoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huigwood | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ugbuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ucgbo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Igwuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uikwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukwos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auguo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ougwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukwoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujgbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oukwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oghwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igkwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eugbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uguou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uygbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Usqwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ungvo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okgwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugwha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uguot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Unkwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugboo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haugwood | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hougwood | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ugwo
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