Ugwu Surname
Approximately 310,898 people bear this surname
Ugwu Surname User-submission:
Ugwu means 'mountain' or 'hill'.
Mainly used by people from Enugu, Nigeria (curbed from Enu-ugwu), which means 'on top of hills' or 'hilltop'.
Ugwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 309,674 | 1:572 | 68 |
| United States | 392 | 1:924,640 | 69,378 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| England | 219 | 1:254,420 | 20,501 |
| South Africa | 63 | 1:859,964 | 56,669 |
| Benin | 31 | 1:333,407 | 26,304 |
| Spain | 25 | 1:1,870,081 | 51,392 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| Brazil | 22 | 1:9,730,651 | 206,332 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Iceland | 10 | 1:38,009 | 2,599 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Ugwu (15,270) may also be a first name.
Ugwu Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Ugwu means 'mountain' or 'hill'.
Mainly used by people from Enugu, Nigeria (curbed from Enu-ugwu), which means 'on top of hills' or 'hilltop'.
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Ugwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ugwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ugwu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ugwu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ugwu is the 1,765th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 23,440 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ugwu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 45,834th most frequently used first name globally, held by 15,270 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 309,674 people, or 1 in 572. In Nigeria Ugwu is mostly found in: Enugu, where 48 percent live, Anambra, where 18 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent live. Barring Nigeria Ugwu occurs in 60 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and Ghana, where 0 percent live.
Ugwu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Ugwu last name are 27.85% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 81.08% being registered with the party.
The amount Ugwu earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 28.79% less than the national average, earning R 169,212 per year; in United States they earn 8.51% more than the national average, earning $46,819 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.49% more than the national average, earning $56,387 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugwuh | 89 | 92 | / |
| Eugwu | 89 | 24 | / |
| Ugwuu | 89 | 20 | / |
| Uugwu | 89 | 13 | / |
| Augwu | 89 | 12 | / |
| Ughwu | 89 | 12 | / |
| Ugwui | 89 | 6 | / |
| Uegwu | 89 | 5 | / |
| Ugweu | 89 | 4 | / |
| Uigwu | 89 | 4 | / |
| Ugwau | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ougwu | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ugwwu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ugwus | 89 | 2 | / |
| Uhgwu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ugwgu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ugcwu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ugkwu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ugwou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Oungwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ugwuhh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eugwuz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aungwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ugwuha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ugwuch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ogwu | 75 | 19,540 | / |
| Ukwu | 75 | 5,010 | / |
| Ugbu | 75 | 888 | / |
| Igwu | 75 | 496 | / |
| Uqwu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ugwuije | 73 | 10 | / |
| Uhiegwu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ugwuooo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ugwouha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oogwu | 67 | 169 | / |
| Oukwu | 67 | 48 | / |
| Igwau | 67 | 28 | / |
| Iegwu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ugwoe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ugbau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Uukwu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hukwu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ungvu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Okgwu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ugbou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ikgwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ogwwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ukwuh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Utkwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ogwau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ukwut | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ugbuh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aukwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ukwuu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uguou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Udkwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iggwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugueu | 67 | 1 | / |
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