Wogu Surname

212,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,939 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Wogu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wogu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,7391:101,8656,902
United States831:4,366,975231,516
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
England141:3,979,861125,553
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Wogu (1,513) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wogou89239/
Whogu8956/
Wogau8956/
Wwogu891/
Wogup891/
Wougou802/
Wogueu801/
Wougut801/
Wegu752,676/
Bogu75648/
Wagu75579/
Vogu7565/
Wugu7564/
Uogu753/
Wougueu731/
Wonghou731/
Boggu672,541/
Voggu67981/
Wagou67518/
Bogou67517/
Vogus67311/
Waghu67120/
Vongu6759/
Vogau6754/
Wagau6744/
Bogau6739/
Boigu6731/
Bojgu6728/
Weghu6721/
Bougu6714/
Boogu6710/
Uongu679/
Waugu678/
Boghu677/
Wegau677/
Boguj676/
Waggu675/
Waguś674/
Waagu673/
Uoggu673/
Boguș672/
Waguh672/
Waguz671/
Vogut671/
Wugou671/
Boguh671/
Vogou671/
Vohgu671/
Buogu671/
Huogu671/
Voghu671/
Wuggu671/
Boguu671/
Wugut670/

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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 Wogu
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