Unogwa Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Unogwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Unogwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1111:1,595,88159,722
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Unogwa Last Name Facts

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

Unogwa occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Unogwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Unogwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,727,723rd most widespread surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Unogwa live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 111 people, or 1 in 1,595,881. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 91 percent live, Lagos, where 3 percent live and Rivers, where 3 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onogwa8339/
Unegwa8329/
Unugwa8316/
Unogwo838/
Unogwe832/
Unokwa831/
Unagwa831/
Onogwah7752/
Unokwah7715/
Unoigwe774/
Unuogba771/
Jinogwa771/
Unogwuo771/
Aunugwa771/
Gunhugwa7112/
Gungugwa711/
Onugwa67141/
Onokwa6759/
Onagwa6742/
Unogbo6738/
Unugba6715/
Onogwo677/
Inogwo674/
Unekwa674/
Onogua672/
Unogue672/
Inokwa671/
Unakwa671/
Unugwe671/

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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 Unogwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis