Bugu Surname

283,122nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bugu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bugu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey5651:137,73711,153
Kenya3581:128,99410,630
Nigeria2351:753,79934,148
Papua New Guinea981:83,20111,009
Romania621:323,83728,474
Moldova191:187,44018,150
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bugu (2,083) may also be a first name.

Bugu Last Name Facts

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

Bugu (Marathi: बुगू, Oriya: ବୁଗୁ, Russian: Бугу) occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Bugu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bugu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 283,122nd most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,354,552 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 44 percent of Bugu are found; 39 percent are found in West Asia and 39 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Bugu is also the 165,032nd most numerous first name in the world, borne by 2,083 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 565 people, or 1 in 137,737. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Bingol Province, where 18 percent are found, Diyarbakir Province, where 15 percent are found and Sanliurfa Province, where 10 percent are found. Beside Turkey this last name occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 26 percent are found and Nigeria, where 17 percent are found.

Bugu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Bugu surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bungu894,401/
Bugus89204/
Bugau89156/
Bugut8968/
Buggu8956/
Bughu8944/
Buguş8932/
Bhugu8919/
Bougu8914/
Bugup8914/
Bucgu897/
Bugud895/
Baugu892/
Buguh892/
Bujgu891/
Baugus801,563/
Bungau80464/
Bougou80417/
Buigut80335/
Bugaud80242/
Bugaut80208/
Boungu80110/
Bunggu8081/
Busgut8075/
Bhungu8055/
Baugut8024/
Bahugu8015/
Bugueu8015/
Bougus8013/
Bhugau8010/
Bugush805/
Baungu805/
Buughu804/
Buigus803/
Bughui803/
Bhuggu802/
Buggus802/
Bughou802/
Bugusz802/
Bughus802/
Bunghu802/
Buingu802/
Baugou802/
Bughau801/
Bugous801/
Bougut801/
Bhugus801/
Bhugut801/
Bhaugu801/
Boughu801/
Buguhe801/
Buguth801/
Beungu801/
Beukgu801/
Buygut801/
Bujgut801/
Bheugu801/
Buggut800/
Bogu75648/
Wugu7564/
Vugu753/
Boungou7310,298/
Bougaud73697/
Boughou73595/
Bauguss73227/
Bouguhe73221/
Baugous7376/
Bugault7360/
Bougouz7355/
Bougueu7354/
Bhuguth7343/
Bougaut7331/
Bougaux7325/
Busguth7315/
Bousgou7315/
Buigutt736/
Bougous734/
Bouggou734/
Bugguss731/
Buggust731/
Bouguss731/
Bugueue731/
Bugauth731/
Bougusz731/
Beugueu731/
Bunggau731/
Bungouy731/
Baugust730/
Buggous730/
Bauggus730/
Bousgut730/
Vungu673,313/
Boggu672,541/
Bougault671,223/
Bugoo67466/
Bougouss67378/
Boughoud67240/
Bhogu6762/
Vuggu6751/
Bugoe6711/
Boogu6710/
Bhigu678/
Boughous678/
Waugu678/
Boguj676/
Mpugu676/
Boegu675/
Boguș672/
Bounngou671/
Baughuss671/
Boguu671/
Wuggu671/
Vughu671/
Vuguh671/
Boguh671/
Bügus671/
Boucgueu671/
Bougouhe671/
Bougueue671/
Biegu671/
Boughout671/
Wugou671/
Bouggous670/
Wugut670/

Bugu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bugu in the Oriya language
ବୁଗୁbugu-
Bugu in the Marathi language
बुगूbugu-
Bugu in the Russian language
Бугуbugu-

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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 Bugu
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