Amuga Surname

491,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Amuga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amuga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2421:161,31913,962
Kenya2161:213,79615,228
Nigeria1501:1,180,95247,933
Indonesia381:3,480,242186,493
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Amuga (49) may also be a first name.

Amuga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amuga is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amuga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Amuga is the 491,125th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 10,812,383 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Amuga reside; 68 percent reside in East Africa and 48 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most numerous given name on earth It is held by 49 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 242 people, or 1 in 161,319. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Tororo District, where 61 percent reside, Zombo District, where 5 percent reside and Namayingo District, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Uganda it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 32 percent reside and Nigeria, where 22 percent reside.

Amuga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Amuga surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amunga915,824/
Gamuga91335/
Amouga91101/
Amugah9116/
Amugai916/
Amugea913/
Amugga913/
Hamuga912/
Amugha911/
Ameuga911/
Amuuga911/
Amugaa911/
Hamouga83103/
Asmugha838/
Amougga836/
Amungai836/
Amougai835/
Hamunga834/
Amougay834/
Amounga832/
Amousga832/
Amung'a832/
Aamunga831/
Hamugga831/
Amougaz831/
Amougha831/
Amugoha831/
Amungah831/
Amuge8031,500/
Omuga803,455/
Amiga80786/
Amugo80702/
Amugi80486/
Amoga80235/
Emuga8014/
Haamunga7730/
Amoughga777/
Hamuunga776/
Hammouga772/
Hamaunga771/
Amunghai771/
Omunga73888/
Amaugo73540/
Amunge73203/
Hamiga73194/
Amigay73120/
Amugod7375/
Amungo7374/
Amughe7361/
Amugeh7349/
Amugot7330/
Amugit7327/
Hamoga7321/
Amogha7319/
Aimoga7318/
Amogay7316/
Amugho7314/
Amugui7313/
Omugah7312/
Amugee7312/
Amuget7312/
Amungi7312/
Amigau7311/
Amougo738/
Omugha736/
Amugge736/
Amogah735/
Ammuge734/
Amouge734/
Omguga734/
Amugis733/
Amugou733/
Amougi733/
Amauge732/
Emugha732/
Amuuge732/
Hamuge732/
Omugga732/
Amuggi731/
Aumuge731/
Omugai731/
Omugat731/
Omugau731/
Omugoa731/
Amogoa731/
Amugie731/
Amugoi731/
Amujge731/
Ameugo731/
Amigai731/
Haamuunga711/
Gahamugha711/
Amougou6724,553/
Amougui671,312/
Amauger67145/
Amuguis6784/
Homunga6737/
Omeunga6727/
Omung'a6722/
Amouguy6717/
Amaugoh6714/
Omuegha6714/
Oumunga674/
Aamunge672/
Omun'ga672/
Amighah672/
Gomouga672/
Hammugi671/
Amighay671/
Ammunge671/
Amungou671/
Hamooga671/
Omgugah671/
Homauga671/
Amiegha671/
Omugahe671/
Omungaa671/
Hamungo671/
Amouger671/
Amoughe671/
Amoughi671/
Amougis671/
Amougoh671/
Ammigai671/
Amuguez671/
Amoungo671/

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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 Amuga
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