Ugwumba Surname

115,019th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,017 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ugwumba Surname User-submission:

The surname Ugwumba means 'prestige of the community' or 'pride of the people'. It comes from ugwu, which is mostly associated with words like 'pride', 'glory', and 'respect', and mba, which means 'people', 'community', 'nation' and 'country'.

Ugwumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,9591:44,7443,486
United States171:21,321,114641,998
England101:5,571,806158,774
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013

Ugwumba (496) may also be a first name.

Ugwumba Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Ugwumba means 'prestige of the community' or 'pride of the people'. It comes from ugwu, which is mostly associated with words like 'pride', 'glory', and 'respect', and mba, which means 'people', 'community', 'nation' and 'country'.

- altmanum

Ugwumba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ugwumba is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ugwumba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 115,019th most widely held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,814,176 people. The surname Ugwumba is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ugwumba are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ugwumba is also the 381,018th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 496 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,959 people, or 1 in 44,744. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 31 percent reside, Lagos, where 14 percent reside and Enugu, where 12 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Ugwumba Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ugwumba are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Ugwumba earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.18% more than the national average, earning $47,972 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ugwumbah9314/
Ugwunmba9311/
Ugwuumba933/
Ungwumba931/
Uigwumba931/
Ugwummba931/
Uugwumba931/
Ugwumbai931/
Uggwumba931/
Ungwunmba881/
Ugwunba8649/
Ogwumba8627/
Ugwomba863/
Ukwumba863/
Ugbumba863/
Igwumba861/
Ugwumbe861/
Ugwumbo861/
Iegwumba804/
Ugwunnba801/
Ogwomba7153/
Okwumba7121/
Ogwunba713/
Ukwunba711/
Igwimba711/
Igwunba711/
Okwaumba671/
Okwomba5743/
Okwumbo571/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Ugwumba
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis