Bugendi Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Bugendi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bugendi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Bugendi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bugendi occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bugendi.

How Common Is The Last Name Bugendi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bugendi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Bugendi is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nyamira County, where 100 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 40 percent live and Uganda, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouguendi88121/
Bugenda8635/
Busendi863/
Bungende804/
Bousendi802/
Bhuzendi801/
Bouchendi75281/
Bourzendi751/
Busindi711,098/
Busende7135/
Bogenda7121/
Bogende715/
Buzende712/
Buginda712/
Bujende711/
Bogindi711/
Buzenda711/
Bucende711/
Vusendi711/
Bouzenda67102/
Bouzende6716/
Boggende673/
Buchende673/
Bhusindi671/
Bouzendy671/
Buginder671/
Bognda621/
Bougindaya591/
Businde57139/
Buzinde5750/
Bozenda5720/
Bozindi5716/
Vusindi572/
Bouznda571/
Buzinda571/
Bożenda571/
Boginda571/
Borzenda5313/
Busindde532/
Buchinda531/
Buuzinde531/
Bhusinde531/
Buchinder501/
Bouchinda501/

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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 Bugendi
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