Bavuga Surname
Approximately 544 people bear this surname
Bavuga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 394 | 1:99,084 | 9,990 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Nigeria | 41 | 1:4,320,555 | 118,938 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bavuga (51) may also be a first name.
Bavuga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bavuga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bavuga is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bavuga? popularity and diffusion
Bavuga is the 577,768th most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 13,396,224 people. The surname Bavuga is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bavuga live; 74 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 51 people.
The last name Bavuga is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 394 people, or 1 in 99,084. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kisoro District, where 42 percent are found, Mubende District, where 12 percent are found and Kamwenge District, where 9 percent are found. Beside Uganda this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 18 percent are found and Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bavunga | 92 | 21 | / |
| Bavuuga | 92 | 2 | / |
| Bavugga | 92 | 2 | / |
| Baavuga | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bhavuga | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bavounga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bavugahe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Babuga | 83 | 3,291 | / |
| Wavuga | 83 | 12 | / |
| Baviga | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bevuga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bawuga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Babunga | 77 | 1,994 | / |
| Babouga | 77 | 247 | / |
| Bovunga | 77 | 48 | / |
| Bawunga | 77 | 22 | / |
| Basbuga | 77 | 19 | / |
| Baabuga | 77 | 10 | / |
| Baybuga | 77 | 7 | / |
| Bhabuga | 77 | 5 | / |
| Babugga | 77 | 5 | / |
| Babauga | 77 | 2 | / |
| Baawuga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bavougou | 71 | 132 | / |
| Bampunga | 71 | 42 | / |
| Baibunga | 71 | 34 | / |
| Babugaud | 71 | 13 | / |
| Babounga | 71 | 11 | / |
| Bavighay | 71 | 3 | / |
| Baibugad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bawiga | 67 | 686 | / |
| Baboga | 67 | 335 | / |
| Bovoga | 67 | 130 | / |
| Wabuga | 67 | 29 | / |
| Vavoga | 67 | 9 | / |
| Baabugaud | 67 | 5 | / |
| Beviga | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Bavuga
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