Ugwu Surname

1,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 310,898 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria309,6741:57268
United States3921:924,64069,378
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
England2191:254,42020,501
South Africa631:859,96456,669
Benin311:333,40726,304
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Iceland101:38,0092,599
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Wales51:618,90625,852
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
China31:455,773,85521,925
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

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'.

- tessyhillz

Ugwu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ugwu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ugwu.

How Common Is The Last Name Ugwu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,765th most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 23,440 people. This surname is predominantly found 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 numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 15,270 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 309,674 people, or 1 in 572. In Nigeria Ugwu is mostly concentrated in: Enugu, where 48 percent are found, Anambra, where 18 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 60 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Ghana, where 0 percent are found.

Ugwu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Ugwu surname are 27.85% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 81.08% being registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Eugwu8924/
Ugwuu8920/
Uugwu8913/
Augwu8912/
Ughwu8912/
Ugwui896/
Uegwu895/
Ugweu894/
Uigwu894/
Ugwau893/
Ougwu893/
Ugwwu892/
Ugwus892/
Uhgwu891/
Ugwgu891/
Ugcwu891/
Ugkwu891/
Ugwou891/
Oungwu801/
Ugwuhh801/
Eugwuz801/
Aungwu801/
Ugwuha801/
Ugwuch801/
Ogwu7519,540/
Ukwu755,010/
Ugbu75888/
Igwu75496/
Uqwu751/
Ugwuije7310/
Uhiegwu7310/
Ugwuooo733/
Ugwouha731/
Oogwu67169/
Oukwu6748/
Igwau6728/
Iegwu6721/
Ugwoe6712/
Ugbau678/
Uukwu678/
Hukwu677/
Ungvu675/
Okgwu675/
Ugbou674/
Ikgwu674/
Ogwwu674/
Ukwuh674/
Utkwu673/
Ogwau673/
Ukwut673/
Ugbuh672/
Aukwu672/
Ukwuu672/
Uguou671/
Udkwu671/
Iggwu671/
Igweu671/
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