Umegbolu Surname

684,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Umegbolu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Umegbolu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3951:448,46322,923
United States261:13,940,728505,428
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
England31:18,572,686338,250
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336

Umegbolu (12) may also be a first name.

Umegbolu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Umegbolu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Umegbolu.

How Common Is The Last Name Umegbolu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Umegbolu is the 684,148th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 16,791,580 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Umegbolu live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 12 people.

The last name Umegbolu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 395 people, or 1 in 448,463. In Nigeria Umegbolu is primarily concentrated in: Enugu, where 60 percent live, Lagos, where 13 percent live and Niger, where 5 percent live. Other than Nigeria Umegbolu is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Umegbolu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Umegbolu are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Umegbolu earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Umegbeolu943/
Umeogbolu942/
Umehgbolu941/
Umeccgbolu891/
Umegbola885/
Umegbole881/
Umigbolu881/
Umegbelu881/
Umegbalu881/
Omgbolu801/
Omogbolu7550/
Omgbolou751/
Omagbolu751/
Omiegbolo7143/
Emegbelue715/
Omgblu711/
Owumgbelu711/
Amegble67377/
Omgbolo67107/
Omgbalu6724/
Amgbulu674/
Umogbal671/
Amgbolo671/
Imgboli671/
Omgbelu671/
Omgbulu671/

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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 Umegbolu
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