Amukaga Surname

271,355th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Amukaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amukaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,2161:32,1054,315
Kenya2201:209,90915,013

Amukaga (115) may also be a first name.

Amukaga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amukaga is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amukaga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Amukaga is the 271,355th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,074,893 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Amukaga reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Amukaga is also the 873,022nd most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 115 people.

The surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,216 people, or 1 in 32,105. In Uganda Amukaga is most common in: Tororo District, where 43 percent reside, Bugiri District, where 25 percent reside and Busia District, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 15 percent reside.

Amukaga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Amukaga surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amukanga93170/
Amukaaga9328/
Amukagai931/
Hamukanga885/
Omukaga862,656/
Amukagi8649/
Amokaga861/
Emukaga861/
Omukanga8020/
Omukaaga8020/
Omukagga801/
Amokagha801/
Amukahagi7517/
Omukago7117/
Omokaga712/
Amukogo712/
Amukongo67168/
Omukaigo675/
Omukhango63360/
Hamukongo631/
Omokoga5754/
Emikoga5710/
Omokagho531/
Omokhage531/
Emukuogho501/

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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 Amukaga
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