Bugalama Surname
Approximately 2,665 people bear this surname
Bugalama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,644 | 1:20,023 | 2,541 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
Bugalama (301) may also be a first name.
Bugalama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bugalama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bugalama (Oriya: ବୁଗାଲାମା) is most common in Tanzania. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bugalama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 163,062nd most commonly held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,734,539 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bugalama are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 507,810th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 301 people.
This last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,644 people, or 1 in 20,023. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Geita Region, where 41 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 27 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bugalama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bugalama in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୁଗାଲାମା | bugalama | - |
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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 Bugalama
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