Ukwuegbu Surname
Approximately 370 people bear this surname
Ukwuegbu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 365 | 1:485,323 | 24,356 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Ukwuegbu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ukwuegbu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ukwuegbu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukwuegbu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 769,129th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 19,696,070 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ukwuegbu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 365 people, or 1 in 485,323. In Nigeria Ukwuegbu is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 31 percent are found, Abia, where 21 percent are found and Rivers, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Ukwuegbu exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukwegbu | 93 | 43 | / |
| Ukuegbu | 93 | 9 | / |
| Ukwugbu | 93 | 4 | / |
| Ugwuegbu | 88 | 1,602 | / |
| Ikwuegbu | 88 | 1,331 | / |
| Okwuegbu | 88 | 252 | / |
| Ukwoegbu | 88 | 12 | / |
| Ukwaegbu | 88 | 7 | / |
| Ukwuggbu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ungwuegbu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ugwuegbus | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ikwegbu | 80 | 322 | / |
| Ugwegbu | 80 | 68 | / |
| Okwegbu | 80 | 30 | / |
| Uguegbu | 80 | 12 | / |
| Ikwugbu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ugwugbu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Okuegbu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ikuegbu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ogwuegbu | 75 | 881 | / |
| Ugwoegbu | 75 | 457 | / |
| Ugwaegbu | 75 | 22 | / |
| Igwuegbu | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ugweugbu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ikwoegbu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ikweegbu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ikweugbu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ugwuegvu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Okwwegbu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uguoegbu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ogwuegbeu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ugwoeghbu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Igwegbu | 67 | 107 | / |
| Ogwegbu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ikwogbu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ugwogbu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Uguogbu | 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 Ukwuegbu
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