Umbugu Surname
Approximately 155 people bear this surname
Umbugu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 132 | 1:1,341,991 | 52,761 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
Umbugu (37) may also be a first name.
Umbugu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Umbugu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Umbugu occurs most in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Umbugu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Umbugu is the 1,403,590th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Umbugu reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Umbugu is also the 1,688,769th most prevalent forename internationally, borne by 37 people.
The surname Umbugu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 1,341,991. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Nasarawa, where 80 percent are found, Benue, where 11 percent are found and Niger, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Umbugus | 92 | 28 | / |
| Oumbugu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Umobugu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Umubugu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Umbuugu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Umebuogu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Umbuguwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ombugu | 83 | 217 | / |
| Embugu | 83 | 123 | / |
| Ambugu | 83 | 72 | / |
| Umbuga | 83 | 30 | / |
| Umbuku | 83 | 11 | / |
| Imbugu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Umbugo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Umebgu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Unbugu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Imbugui | 77 | 7 | / |
| Umbuuga | 77 | 6 | / |
| Imebugu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Imbuogu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Imbugua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goumbougou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Umbag | 73 | 188 | / |
| Umbuk | 73 | 161 | / |
| Ambug | 73 | 39 | / |
| Embug | 73 | 17 | / |
| Embgu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ambgu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Imbug | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ombgu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Umbeg | 73 | 1 | / |
| Imebuogu | 71 | 300 | / |
| Ayimbugu | 71 | 12 | / |
| Ayembugu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ambougui | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ambougue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Imebougu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Emebuogu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ambougou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Umbughga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Imbuga | 67 | 856 | / |
| Ambuga | 67 | 686 | / |
| Ambuku | 67 | 219 | / |
| Imbuku | 67 | 83 | / |
| Ombuku | 67 | 63 | / |
| Embuga | 67 | 32 | / |
| Emebougue | 67 | 17 | / |
| Umbuka | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ambueguia | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ambugo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Umbiga | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ombugo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ombuga | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ambagu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Umabeg | 67 | 5 | / |
| Umbega | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ambogu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ompugu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Imbigu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ambgua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Umbaga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yambougou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amebgu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omebgu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Umbhag | 67 | 1 | / |
| Umabuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Umupig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Umbuck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Umbuke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yumbog | 67 | 1 | / |
| Embaug | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ambgue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ambouague | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ambouogui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ampbug | 67 | 1 | / |
| Umbogo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiyembugu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omyebuagu | 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
- 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 Umbugu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis