Besunga Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Besunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Besunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Besunga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Besunga is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Besunga? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Besunga are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Besunga is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Hoima District, where 50 percent live and Nakaseke District, where 50 percent live. Beside Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent live.

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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 Besunga
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