Bugbe Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Bugbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bugbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Bugbe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bugbe is found most in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bugbe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,185,033rd most numerous last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Bugbe occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Bugbe live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Bugbe is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria Bugbe is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 43 percent reside, Edo, where 26 percent reside and Kaduna, where 23 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Liberia, where 3 percent reside.

Bugbe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bugbe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bugbee912,494/
Bougbe9131/
Bugbey9112/
Bugber913/
Bugbeh912/
Bungbe911/
Bugbie911/
Bugbea910/
Bougbei8313/
Buggbey831/
Buggbee830/
Bogbe802,013/
Bugby80401/
Bugue80339/
Bugba803/
Bugwe801/
Wugbe801/
Bougbehe771/
Bougue73696/
Baugue73184/
Bungue73171/
Bugbay7377/
Beugue7359/
Wougbe7329/
Buguey7312/
Biegbe739/
Wugbeh736/
Bougba735/
Bungbi735/
Beugwe733/
Weugbe732/
Bougbi732/
Bogbey731/
Buigue731/
Whugbe731/
Bugweh731/
Buguhe731/
Buguee731/
Bogbei731/
Buñgue731/
Bougby730/
Buggby730/
Bougoue67330/
Bouguhe67221/
Bouygue6758/
Buugbay6756/
Bauggue6726/
Bouggue6714/
Bougbay6712/
Boegbeh679/
Baugbai678/
Boughba677/
Boughue676/
Bungbai675/
Bunggue673/
Bouguey672/
Bouguea672/
Bungboi671/
Bunguhe671/
Bougueh671/
Buegbay671/
Bougbaa671/
Veugbeu671/
Weugbeu671/
Voungbe671/
Boungwe671/
Boughby671/
Bugbaih671/
Bausgue670/
Bugboid670/

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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
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  • 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 Bugbe
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