Ugwuagu Surname
Approximately 677 people bear this surname
Ugwuagu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 673 | 1:263,214 | 15,076 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Ugwuagu (11) may also be a first name.
Ugwuagu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ugwuagu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ugwuagu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ugwuagu.
How Common Is The Last Name Ugwuagu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 489,550th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 10,764,470 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ugwuagu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 11 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 673 people, or 1 in 263,214. In Nigeria Ugwuagu is primarily concentrated in: Enugu, where 87 percent reside, Lagos, where 3 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent reside and Barbados, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugwagu | 92 | 13 | / |
| Uguagu | 92 | 6 | / |
| Ukwuagu | 86 | 131 | / |
| Ugwuogu | 86 | 45 | / |
| Ogwuagu | 86 | 15 | / |
| Igwuagu | 86 | 10 | / |
| Uegwagu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ugwuoghu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ugbagu | 77 | 185 | / |
| Igwagu | 77 | 105 | / |
| Ukwagu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ugwogu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Uguogu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ogwagu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Igweagu | 71 | 516 | / |
| Ikwuagu | 71 | 72 | / |
| Okwuagu | 71 | 47 | / |
| Ogwuogu | 71 | 15 | / |
| Ugbuogu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Igwuogu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Oghuagu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ugbougu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ukwuogu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikwuaghu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ikwuagau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugbogu | 62 | 1,223 | / |
| Ogwogu | 62 | 304 | / |
| Okuagu | 62 | 75 | / |
| Okwagu | 62 | 21 | / |
| Igwogu | 62 | 7 | / |
| Ukwogu | 62 | 7 | / |
| Ikuagu | 62 | 6 | / |
| Ikwagu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Ukuogu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ikwuogu | 57 | 151 | / |
| Okwuogu | 57 | 69 | / |
| Ikweagu | 57 | 3 | / |
| Ukwongu | 57 | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Ugwuagu
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