Bugang Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bugang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bugang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia351:842,69238,700
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
China21:683,660,78330,601
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Bugang (2,499) may also be a first name.

Bugang Last Name Facts

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

Bugang is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bugang.

How Common Is The Last Name Bugang? popularity and diffusion

Bugang is the 1,775,494th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Bugang live; 55 percent live in Southeast Asia and 55 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Bugang is also the 147,669th most prevalent given name in the world, held by 2,499 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 842,692. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Sarawak, where 91 percent are found, Sabah, where 6 percent are found and Penang, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Malaysia this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 30 percent are found and Indonesia, where 21 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bougang92229/
Bugaing92112/
Bungang9293/
Busgang9239/
Beugang9222/
Bucgang921/
Bugan911,573/
Bunggang8640/
Boungang8628/
Bussgang8619/
Bougaing862/
Beungang861/
Bungan831,462/
Bugane83425/
Bougan83212/
Baugan83157/
Buggan83107/
Bugand8384/
Bugain8364/
Bugong8356/
Bhugan8355/
Wugang8326/
Bughan8321/
Bogang8313/
Buñgan834/
Beugan832/
Bugann831/
Bugaan831/
Busgan830/
Baughan772,482/
Boughan77782/
Bougain77513/
Bougong77182/
Bugahan77114/
Bougant77106/
Wougang7766/
Boungan7757/
Bunggan7738/
Bughong7738/
Biegang7730/
Bugatin7712/
Bogaing7711/
Bughgan7710/
Buggong779/
Vougang778/
Bouhgan776/
Bougane775/
Bhugant774/
Bhughan774/
Baungan773/
Boghang773/
Baugane772/
Bunghan772/
Bhuggan772/
Bhugane771/
Buggann771/
Bhugain771/
Bhungan771/
Bugaine771/
Bugasin771/
Bougand771/
Beungan771/
Bogan7312,220/
Bugam73959/
Bugán73118/
Bugon7317/
Vugan731/
Biegaing71152/
Woungang71111/
Bouganne7192/
Bugancık7178/
Buganová7142/
Bouggain716/
Bugaisen715/
Baughamn714/
Boughhan713/
Bhungain713/
Bunggaan712/
Boughamn711/
Baunghan711/
Bhusghan711/
Bhaugane711/
Wougaing711/
Wouhgang711/
Bousgane711/
Boungain711/
Bougaunt711/
Baughand710/
Baughain710/
Bushgong710/
Boggan672,876/
Bhogan671,808/
Bougon671,420/
Bougam67155/
Bugone6794/
Bungon6789/
Beugam6784/
Vaugan6776/
Buggam6776/
Bhugon6773/
Bogong6763/
Boogan6730/
Boghan6727/
Baugam6727/
Bugankova6725/
Bugham6724/
Wugong6721/
Bhugam6715/
Bogain6714/
Npeungang6710/
Vughan678/
Bughon676/
Bogann674/
Boussgane674/
Boganc674/
Vougan673/
Wogang673/
Bogaan672/
Bugaynova671/
Bugoon671/
Boughanne671/
Bhushghan671/
Vuggan671/
Boegan671/
Boughaten671/
Bugaim671/
Bogayn671/
Bunggahan671/
Bugaum671/
Buigam671/
Buiganova671/
Buigon671/
Beugon671/
Baugon671/
Buggom671/

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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 Bugang
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