Bugawa Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bugawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bugawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Bugawa Last Name Facts

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

Bugawa is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bugawa? popularity and diffusion

Bugawa is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bugawa are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Bugawa is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 6,506,546. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Sironko District, where 83 percent are found and Kayunga District, where 17 percent are found. Beside Uganda Bugawa occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bugaywa92128/
Bugaiwa9223/
Buigawa926/
Bugawad924/
Bougawa922/
Bugaewa922/
Bugahywa864/
Bugaba8379/
Bogawa8320/
Bugawe833/
Bugava832/
Bugewa831/
Bugawi831/
Bugawo831/
Bugaeva778,793/
Bougaba7738/
Bugavad7710/
Bugabah779/
Bougawy777/
Bugabai775/
Bungawe773/
Bougawe772/
Bugabau772/
Bogajwa771/
Bugauwi771/
Bugawet771/
Buggaba771/
Bougava771/
Baugava771/
Boughaba7110,467/
Bougaeva7128/
Bougabah7115/
Boughawi715/
Bhugawoo714/
Bougouwa712/
Bougahba712/
Bhugatva711/
Bughavat711/
Buggabai711/
Buygaeva711/
Bungawee711/
Bugabo672,722/
Bughabhai67270/
Bugova67172/
Bugabe67154/
Bugave67118/
Wogawa6798/
Bugoba6797/
Bugowi6757/
Bogawi6711/
Vugaba6710/
Bogowa678/
Bugabi677/
Bugeva673/
Bogava671/
Boughhaba671/
Baugauwou671/
Bhugabhai671/
Boughabaa671/
Wugaba671/
Bogawe671/
Boughabah671/
Baughavai671/

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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 Bugawa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis