Basoga Surname
Approximately 3,799 people bear this surname
Basoga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3,537 | 1:11,037 | 1,847 |
| DR Congo | 246 | 1:300,323 | 27,390 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Basoga (173) may also be a first name.
Basoga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Basoga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Basoga occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Basoga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 120,667th most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,918,280 people. The last name Basoga is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Basoga live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Basoga is also the 694,534th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 173 people.
The surname Basoga is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 3,537 people, or 1 in 11,037. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Mayuge District, where 17 percent reside, Kamuli District, where 15 percent reside and Kaliro District, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Uganda it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Basoga
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