Ugwuezi Surname
Approximately 290 people bear this surname
Ugwuezi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 284 | 1:623,742 | 29,581 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Ugwuezi (233) may also be a first name.
Ugwuezi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ugwuezi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ugwuezi is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ugwuezi? popularity and diffusion
Ugwuezi is the 914,967th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 25,129,469 people. Ugwuezi is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ugwuezi are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ugwuezi is also the 587,225th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 233 people.
The surname Ugwuezi is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 284 people, or 1 in 623,742. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Abia, where 45 percent reside, Lagos, where 13 percent reside and Rivers, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugwuezie | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ugwuezhi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ugwezi | 92 | 12 | / |
| Ugwuzi | 92 | 3 | / |
| Uguezi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ugwueze | 86 | 6,328 | / |
| Ukwuezi | 86 | 27 | / |
| Ugwoezi | 86 | 21 | / |
| Ogwuezi | 86 | 15 | / |
| Ugwueji | 86 | 10 | / |
| Ugwuesi | 86 | 7 | / |
| Ugwueza | 86 | 6 | / |
| Igwuezi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ugwuzhi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ugweezi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ugweizi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ugwuezeh | 80 | 45 | / |
| Ugwuezea | 80 | 24 | / |
| Ugwuechi | 80 | 22 | / |
| Uugwueze | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ugwuezje | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ugwuezee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ogwuezhi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ukwuezie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ogwezi | 77 | 1,173 | / |
| Ugweze | 77 | 137 | / |
| Ugueze | 77 | 79 | / |
| Ugwesi | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ugweji | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ugueji | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ugwuze | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ugbezi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ugwuezeah | 75 | 20 | / |
| Ukwueze | 71 | 4,441 | / |
| Ugwueje | 71 | 415 | / |
| Ogwezhi | 71 | 81 | / |
| Igwueze | 71 | 28 | / |
| Ugwusie | 71 | 25 | / |
| Ogwueze | 71 | 23 | / |
| Ugwuege | 71 | 15 | / |
| Ugwechi | 71 | 14 | / |
| Igweazi | 71 | 13 | / |
| Ukwueji | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ugwuije | 71 | 10 | / |
| Igwuesi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ugwuezuoha | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ukwueza | 71 | 7 | / |
| Igwezei | 71 | 5 | / |
| Igwezie | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ugweuze | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ugweasi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ugwoeze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uguoeze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ugwuese | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ugwazie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ugwweze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ugwuize | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ugwuhze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ukweuzi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ukwezie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogwezie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ugbeizi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ugwaeze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uqwueze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ugwueche | 67 | 113 | / |
| Ukwuezeh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ugwuejeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ugwuejea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukwuezee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugwetshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouquerzi | 67 | 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
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- 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 Ugwuezi
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