Ugwuegbu Surname

248,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ugwuegbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ugwuegbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,5621:113,4087,539
United States241:15,102,456529,929
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ugwuegbu (28) may also be a first name.

Ugwuegbu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ugwuegbu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ugwuegbu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 248,111th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,549,030 people. Ugwuegbu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ugwuegbu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most numerous given name internationally, borne by 28 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,562 people, or 1 in 113,408. In Nigeria it is most common in: Rivers, where 20 percent are found, Lagos, where 19 percent are found and Enugu, where 13 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Ugwuegbu Last Name Statistics demography

Ugwuegbu earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.97% more than the national average, earning $44,860 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ungwuegbu941/
Ugwuegbus941/
Ugwegbu9368/
Uguegbu9312/
Ugwugbu934/
Ogwuegbu88881/
Ugwoegbu88457/
Ukwuegbu88370/
Ugwaegbu8822/
Igwuegbu886/
Ugweugbu885/
Ugwuegvu881/
Uguoegbu881/
Ogwuegbeu823/
Ugwoeghbu821/
Igwegbu80107/
Ukwegbu8043/
Ogwegbu809/
Ukuegbu809/
Ugwogbu805/
Ukwugbu804/
Uguogbu801/
Ikwuegbu751,331/
Okwuegbu75252/
Ukwoegbu7512/
Ukwaegbu757/
Ikwegbu67322/
Okwegbu6730/
Ikwugbu674/
Okuegbu673/
Ikuegbu671/
Ikwoegbu633/
Ikweegbu631/
Ukwuggbu631/
Okwwegbu631/
Ikwogbu535/
Ikweugbu501/

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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 Ugwuegbu
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