Umegwu Surname
3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Umegwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Umeagwu | 92 | 22 | / |
| Imegwu | 83 | 405 | / |
| Umegbu | 83 | 150 | / |
| Omegwu | 83 | 97 | / |
| Umagwu | 83 | 81 | / |
| Umekwu | 83 | 12 | / |
| Umogwu | 83 | 7 | / |
| Omeagwu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Umeigbu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Umeagbu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Umekweu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Umaagwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Imeagwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omekwu | 67 | 154 | / |
| Umakwu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Imogwu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Imagwu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Imeeiegwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imekwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omeakwu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Humakwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Imakwu | 50 | 372 | / |
| Omikwu | 50 | 15 | / |
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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 Umegwu
- 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