Ugwueze Surname

77,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ugwueze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ugwueze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6,2891:28,1672,397
United States141:25,889,924709,614
England101:5,571,806158,774
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Ugwueze (356) may also be a first name.

Ugwueze Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ugwueze occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ugwueze? popularity and diffusion

Ugwueze is the 77,304th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,151,635 people. The last name Ugwueze is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ugwueze are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ugwueze is also the 461,707th most common first name worldwide, borne by 356 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6,289 people, or 1 in 28,167. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Enugu, where 59 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent are found and Lagos, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Ugwueze Last Name Statistics demography

Ugwueze earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Ukwueze864,441/
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Ukwuezeh806/
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Ukwuezie801/
Ugwuezhi801/
Ukwuezee801/
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Igweze771,438/
Ukweze77211/
Ugweje77178/
Ugbeze77109/
Ukueze7775/
Ogweze7733/
Ukwuze7719/
Ugwezi7712/
Uguese775/
Igwuze773/
Ugwuzi773/
Ugwese772/
Ugueje772/
Uguezi771/
Ikwueze711,489/
Okwueze71865/
Ugwejeh7137/
Ukwuezi7127/
Ugwusie7125/
Ugwoezi7121/
Ogwuezi7115/
Igweeze7112/
Ugwueji7110/
Igwezeh7110/
Ugwuije7110/
Ukwaeze7110/
Ugwuezuoha718/
Ugwuesi717/
Ukwueza717/
Ukweuze716/
Igwezei715/
Ugweche715/
Ukwueje713/
Igwezie712/
Ukwoeze712/
Igwuezi712/
Ukweeze711/
Ugweizi711/
Ugweezi711/
Ugwuzhi711/
Ukwezie711/
Ogwezie711/
Igwoeze711/
Ukwuese711/
Ugwuechi6722/
Ukwueche671/
Ughweche671/
Ikwuezee671/
Ogwuezhi671/

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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 Ugwueze
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