Bugiri Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bugiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bugiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda551:709,80535,417
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Bugiri (15) may also be a first name.

Bugiri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bugiri (Oriya: ବୁଗିରୀ) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bugiri? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,061,309th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Bugiri are found; 71 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Bugiri is also the 2,900,335th most widely held forename worldwide, held by 15 people.

This surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 709,805. In Uganda Bugiri is mostly concentrated in: Kiruhura District, where 38 percent are found, Mubende District, where 13 percent are found and Sheema District, where 7 percent are found. Beside Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Rwanda, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bughiri9287/
Bungiri927/
Bougiri925/
Bugirii921/
Bouguiri86444/
Bungirai867/
Bhungiri864/
Boungiri861/
Busiri831,247/
Bogiri831,124/
Bugira8396/
Bujiri8323/
Buziri8319/
Vugiri8318/
Buguri836/
Bugeri835/
Bugire832/
Bousghiri80239/
Bhoungiri805/
Bougueiri803/
Bhunngiri803/
Bougheiri801/
Bouziri771,579/
Busairi771,197/
Bugiera77240/
Buzairi77101/
Bhusiri7772/
Bhogiri7736/
Busiris7723/
Buchiri7722/
Bungeri7714/
Bougeri7713/
Vudgiri7712/
Bugueri7712/
Busoiri779/
Bugoira778/
Bungire776/
Boggiri776/
Buisiri776/
Buseiri774/
Bhigiri773/
Vuggiri772/
Bhugeri772/
Boujiri772/
Boghiri772/
Bougira772/
Bouguri772/
Buggeri771/
Bugirge771/
Bhuguri771/
Vutgiri771/
Wougiri771/
Bogieri771/
Buguuri771/
Bugheri771/
Bousiri771/
Bougire771/
Bukhiri771/
Bousgheiri759/
Bougerie71238/
Boukhiri71171/
Bousairi71149/
Bouchiri71139/
Bouzziri71136/
Buchieri71108/
Bouceiri7181/
Bougaire7165/
Bukhairi7156/
Bougueri7149/
Boghairi7122/
Buchirai7121/
Bukhoiri7116/
Buzairiy718/
Bogheiri716/
Boggieri715/
Vuddgiri714/
Bouzairi713/
Bousirit712/
Bougeris711/
Bougheri711/
Bouzihri711/
Bougesri711/
Bougurri711/
Boughuri711/
Bouguire711/
Bhugeriy711/
Buzeiriy711/
Bouzirri711/
Bougerri711/
Boughira711/
Bougiere710/
Vuciri671,024/
Bugera67932/
Buseri67546/
Bugere67299/
Busyri6758/
Bouchoiri6750/
Bugyra6748/
Buzira6741/
Bogira6740/
Buzire6728/
Bujeri6722/
Wugira6720/
Bogire6719/
Busire6718/
Wuziri6717/
Bougueiry6711/
Vujiri678/
Bouguesri678/
Bouguerit678/
Buceri676/
Bouguerri676/
Buzeri674/
Bogeri673/
Bougherit673/
Vusiri672/
Boughaira672/
Boziri672/
Busahairi671/
Bougheiry671/
Boukheiri671/
Bouzzairi671/
Boccgieri671/
Vogiri671/
Bougheira671/
Bouchairi671/
Wusiri671/
Wujiri671/
Bujire671/
Bouguerih671/
Bauchieri671/
Busiry671/
Boughires671/
Vugeri671/
Vuziri671/
Bugury670/

Bugiri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bugiri in the Oriya language
ବୁଗିରୀbugiri-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bugiri
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