Bakug Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bakug Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bakug Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Bakug Last Name Facts

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

Bakug is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakug? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bakug is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 83 percent of Bakug live; 83 percent live in Oceania Islands and 83 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

It is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea Bakug is mostly concentrated in: West New Britain, where 100 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bakhaug839/
Batkhug831/
Bakuk80334/
Bacug8096/
Bakog804/
Vakug801/
Bakuc801/
Bakux801/
Bakkhaug7728/
Bakugova771/
Bascug73372/
Bakouk73214/
Badkuk73143/
Bakkuk7350/
Bakuke734/
Baucog732/
Bakhux732/
Bagkog732/
Bekoug731/
Bacaug731/
Bakauk731/
Baakouk6719/
Bakhouk6717/
Bakouke672/
Bakoukh672/
Badkouk672/
Baekouk671/
Bachkuk671/
Batkouk671/
Bahkouk671/
Beakouk671/

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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 Bakug
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