Bugongo Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Bugongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bugongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Bugongo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bugongo is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bugongo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bugongo are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 4,072,432. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 31 percent live, Mara Region, where 31 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 31 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bugogo9254/
Bugono922/
Bugong'ho881/
Bogongo8670/
Bugonga8650/
Bougono8610/
Bugango867/
Bungono864/
Bugonoh861/
Bugonho861/
Bugoino861/
Bougonou8011/
Bungango803/
Bougouno801/
Bogongoy801/
Bogogo77113/
Bugona773/
Bugoga771/
Bugago771/
Bougounou7522/
Bougougou751/
Bougosnod750/
Buganga711,640/
Wogongo713/
Bugunga712/
Vogongo711/
Bugoona711/
Bogonou711/
Vougono711/
Bogango711/
Bouganga6710/
Bougonna678/
Bougouna676/
Bougagou672/
Bougouga672/
Bougogna671/

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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 Bugongo
  • 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