Bugubugu Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Bugubugu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Bugubugu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bugubugu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bugubugu is most common in Tanzania. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bugubugu.
How Common Is The Last Name Bugubugu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Bugubugu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bugubugu reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania Bugubugu is primarily found in: Rukwa Region, where 50 percent are found and Simiyu Region, where 50 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and South Africa, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bungubungu | 89 | 56 | / |
| Bugbug | 86 | 30 | / |
| Bugabuga | 75 | 105 | / |
| Vuguvugu | 75 | 10 | / |
| Bukubuku | 75 | 6 | / |
| Bagubagu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Buga-Buga | 71 | 25 | / |
| Bugbog | 71 | 10 | / |
| Buga Buga | 71 | 4 | / |
| Buku Buku | 71 | 4 | / |
| Begubagui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bug-Abuga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baugbog | 67 | 1,375 | / |
| Vunguvungu | 67 | 152 | / |
| Bgbg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bugubek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baugbag | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baugobg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baguibegui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bugbaga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baggubaggu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Bugubugu
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