Urugu Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Urugu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Urugu Demographics
Urugu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Urugu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Urugu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Urugu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Urugu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Urugu is the 3,141,416th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname Urugu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Urugu reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria Urugu is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 51 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 41 percent reside and Bauchi, where 3 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Urugu exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside and Togo, where 3 percent reside.
Urugu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Urugu surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gurugu | 91 | 504 | / |
| Urughu | 91 | 348 | / |
| Urungu | 91 | 139 | / |
| Hurugu | 91 | 6 | / |
| Urugau | 91 | 4 | / |
| Eurugu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Aurugu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hurungu | 83 | 13 | / |
| Urugaud | 83 | 4 | / |
| Urhughu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Guruggu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gaurugu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Irugu | 80 | 3,602 | / |
| Orugu | 80 | 348 | / |
| Urigu | 80 | 66 | / |
| Urogu | 80 | 17 | / |
| Hourugou | 77 | 69 | / |
| Ourougou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Urhogu | 73 | 27 | / |
| Jirugu | 73 | 25 | / |
| Orughu | 73 | 23 | / |
| Hirugu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ierugu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aurigu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Irougu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Orzugu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uroguu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iruugu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Irughu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orhugu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gourougou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hourougou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ouroughouss | 63 | 1 | / |
| Orogu | 60 | 571 | / |
| Irigu | 60 | 5 | / |
| Horogu | 55 | 6 | / |
| Orhogu | 55 | 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 Urugu
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