Uhegbu Surname

320,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Uhegbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uhegbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1481:154,3069,739
England141:3,979,861125,553
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827

Uhegbu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Uhegbu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Uhegbu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uhegbu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 320,056th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 6,239,337 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Uhegbu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,148 people, or 1 in 154,306. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Abia, where 28 percent reside, Lagos, where 17 percent reside and Rivers, where 10 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Uhegbu exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Uhegbu Last Name Statistics demography

Uhegbu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uheagbu926/
Uheugbu922/
Ujhegbu921/
Ihegbu83298/
Uuegbu833/
Gouhegbeu801/
Ihiegbu777/
Iheugbu773/
Iheagbu771/
Iheegbu771/
Uhuigbu771/
Ooegbu672/

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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 Uhegbu
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