Babuga Surname

136,399th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Babuga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Babuga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,2591:54,3554,133
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Babuga (1,953) may also be a first name.

Babuga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Babuga (Marathi: बाबुगा, Oriya: ବାବୁଗା) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Babuga? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 136,399th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,214,386 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Babuga are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 171,497th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 1,953 people.

This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,259 people, or 1 in 54,355. In Nigeria Babuga is primarily found in: Zamfara, where 30 percent live, Sokoto, where 30 percent live and Jigawa, where 5 percent live. Besides Nigeria Babuga exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.

Babuga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Babuga last name is chiefly Muslim (89%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Babunga921,994/
Babouga92247/
Basbuga9219/
Baabuga9210/
Baybuga927/
Bhabuga925/
Babugga925/
Babauga922/
Baibunga8634/
Babugaud8613/
Babounga8611/
Baibugad861/
Bavuga83544/
Baboga83335/
Wabuga8329/
Babuge8317/
Babugi8316/
Bebuga832/
Bawuga831/
Baabugaud805/
Babughaya801/
Babungi771,335/
Bobunga77121/
Babunge7782/
Waibuga7737/
Babogha7736/
Babouge7726/
Bawunga7722/
Bavunga7721/
Babughe7712/
Bavuuga772/
Bavugga772/
Babugho771/
Wabhuga771/
Baabugi771/
Baavuga771/
Babougo771/
Babougi771/
Babusgi771/
Babungo771/
Babugye771/
Babugoy771/
Babugee771/
Wabugga771/
Wabouga771/
Vabouga771/
Babugih771/
Baawuga771/
Bhavuga771/
Babugod771/
Bobounga7185/
Bampunga7142/
Babougou7112/
Babugoud718/
Babougui717/
Babunggi714/
Boubouga713/
Bavounga711/
Bhabhugy711/
Babungou711/
Waibunga711/
Baibunge711/
Bavugahe711/
Boboga67526/
Waboga67163/
Bavuge6770/
Babogi6728/
Bavugi6716/
Wavuga6712/
Wabugo6710/
Babogo679/
Waibunnga674/
Baboge671/

Babuga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Babuga in the Oriya language
ବାବୁଗାbabuga-
Babuga in the Marathi language
बाबुगाbabuga66.67
बाबूगाbabuga33.33

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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
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  • 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 Babuga
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