Wogu Surname
Approximately 1,939 people bear this surname
Wogu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,739 | 1:101,865 | 6,902 |
| United States | 83 | 1:4,366,975 | 231,516 |
| Ethiopia | 49 | 1:1,990,740 | 8,024 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Wogu (1,513) may also be a first name.
Wogu Demographics
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Wogu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wogu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wogu occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wogu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 212,422nd most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,758,404 people. The last name Wogu occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Wogu are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 199,714th most common given name worldwide. It is borne by 1,513 people.
The surname Wogu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,739 people, or 1 in 101,865. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Abia, where 46 percent are found, Rivers, where 27 percent are found and Lagos, where 5 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 3 percent are found.
Wogu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wogu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wogu last name rose 2,075 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wogu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wogu last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wogu earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 3.31% less than the national average, earning $41,720 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.61% more than the national average, earning $65,386 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wogou | 89 | 239 | / |
| Whogu | 89 | 56 | / |
| Wogau | 89 | 56 | / |
| Wwogu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wogup | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wougou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wogueu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wougut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wegu | 75 | 2,676 | / |
| Bogu | 75 | 648 | / |
| Wagu | 75 | 579 | / |
| Vogu | 75 | 65 | / |
| Wugu | 75 | 64 | / |
| Uogu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wougueu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wonghou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boggu | 67 | 2,541 | / |
| Voggu | 67 | 981 | / |
| Wagou | 67 | 518 | / |
| Bogou | 67 | 517 | / |
| Vogus | 67 | 311 | / |
| Waghu | 67 | 120 | / |
| Vongu | 67 | 59 | / |
| Vogau | 67 | 54 | / |
| Wagau | 67 | 44 | / |
| Bogau | 67 | 39 | / |
| Boigu | 67 | 31 | / |
| Bojgu | 67 | 28 | / |
| Weghu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bougu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Boogu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Uongu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Waugu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Boghu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wegau | 67 | 7 | / |
| Boguj | 67 | 6 | / |
| Waggu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waguś | 67 | 4 | / |
| Waagu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uoggu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boguș | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waguh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waguz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vogut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wugou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boguh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vogou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vohgu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buogu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huogu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voghu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuggu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boguu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wugut | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wogu
- 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