Uligwe Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Uligwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uligwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria701:2,530,61183,100
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Uligwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uligwe occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Uligwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Uligwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,237,939th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Uligwe live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 2,530,611. In Nigeria Uligwe is mostly found in: Enugu, where 63 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 13 percent are found and Niger, where 9 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Uligwe is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uloigwe923/
Uligwer921/
Oligwe8326/
Ulikwe8312/
Ulygwe831/
Iloigwe7714/
Oluigwe7710/
Ulikweh773/
Huligue771/
Ouligue771/
Ulligue771/
Illoigwe713/
Oulaigbe711/
Ouligoue711/
Gouligue711/
Huluigue711/
Ulique677/
Goulaigue671/
Ilugwe671/
Olikwe671/
Iligue671/

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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 Uligwe
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