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 surname Bugalama (Oriya: ବୁଗାଲାମା) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bugalama.
How Common Is The Last Name Bugalama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 163,062nd most prevalent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,734,539 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bugalama reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Bugalama is also the 507,810th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 301 people.
This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,644 people, or 1 in 20,023. In Tanzania Bugalama is most numerous in: Geita Region, where 41 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 27 percent live and Shinyanga Region, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
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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