Banuga Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Banuga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Banuga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

The alternate forms: Bañuga (1) are calculated separately.

Banuga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Banuga has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may appear as a variant: Bañuga. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Banuga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Banuga is the 4,034,050th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Banuga live; 42 percent live in East Africa and 42 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Banuga is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 3,903,928. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Ntungamo District, where 60 percent reside, Buyende District, where 10 percent reside and Isingiro District, where 10 percent reside. Other than Uganda this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 29 percent reside and Nigeria, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bañuga941/
Banouga92607/
Banunga92371/
Banugai923/
Banuega921/
Banguga921/
Banugha921/
Banugat921/
Banugas921/
Bagnouga8671/
Banounga8617/
Banaugha8610/
Bangouga861/
Bainouga861/
Bangauga861/
Baniga83239/
Bonuga83105/
Vanuga8372/
Banoga8363/
Wanuga8337/
Banugo836/
Benuga835/
Banuge832/
Baniega77302/
Bonunga7764/
Banigay7727/
Bonouga779/
Banniga775/
Baneugi774/
Banigha772/
Banungi772/
Bonugha771/
Banigga771/
Baynoga771/
Beinuga771/
Wanouga771/
Banunge771/
Banugui771/
Beaniga771/
Bhanuge771/
Banigai771/
Bounouga712/
Banougou711/
Vanaugha711/
Banauger710/
Banigo673,439/
Beniga672,227/
Boniga67149/
Banogi67126/
Banogo6794/
Wanoga6722/
Wonuga6710/
Bonoga678/
Banoge675/
Vanoga674/
Bañiga673/
Bonugo673/
Banhoungo672/
Benugo672/
Banoungou671/
Banaughiy671/
Bangoughe671/
Bangougou671/
Bhanugoud671/
Wanugo671/
Bonugi671/
Bagnougou671/

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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 Banuga
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