Ugwuegbu Surname
Approximately 1,602 people bear this surname
Ugwuegbu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,562 | 1:113,408 | 7,539 |
| United States | 24 | 1:15,102,456 | 529,929 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Ugwuegbu (28) may also be a first name.
Ugwuegbu Demographics
Average Ugwuegbu Salary in
United States
$44,860 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ungwuegbu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ugwuegbus | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ugwegbu | 93 | 68 | / |
| Uguegbu | 93 | 12 | / |
| Ugwugbu | 93 | 4 | / |
| Ogwuegbu | 88 | 881 | / |
| Ugwoegbu | 88 | 457 | / |
| Ukwuegbu | 88 | 370 | / |
| Ugwaegbu | 88 | 22 | / |
| Igwuegbu | 88 | 6 | / |
| Ugweugbu | 88 | 5 | / |
| Ugwuegvu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Uguoegbu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ogwuegbeu | 82 | 3 | / |
| Ugwoeghbu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Igwegbu | 80 | 107 | / |
| Ukwegbu | 80 | 43 | / |
| Ogwegbu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ukuegbu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ugwogbu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ukwugbu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Uguogbu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ikwuegbu | 75 | 1,331 | / |
| Okwuegbu | 75 | 252 | / |
| Ukwoegbu | 75 | 12 | / |
| Ukwaegbu | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ikwegbu | 67 | 322 | / |
| Okwegbu | 67 | 30 | / |
| Ikwugbu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okuegbu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ikuegbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwoegbu | 63 | 3 | / |
| Ikweegbu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ukwuggbu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Okwwegbu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ikwogbu | 53 | 5 | / |
| Ikweugbu | 50 | 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 Ugwuegbu
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