Buguna Surname
Approximately 112 people bear this surname
Buguna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 83 | 1:637,851 | 38,732 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
The alternate forms: Buguña (87) & Buguñá (1) are calculated separately.
Buguna (36) may also be a first name.
Buguna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buguna Come From? nationality or country of origin
Buguna (Hindi: बुगुना, Marathi: बुगुना, Oriya: ବୁଗୁନା) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Buguña or Buguñá. For other potential spellings of Buguna click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buguna? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,727,723rd most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 77 percent of Buguna are found; 77 percent are found in East Africa and 77 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Buguna is also the 1,717,090th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 36 people.
The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 637,851. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mara Region, where 84 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 11 percent are found and Manyara Region, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Buguna occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in France, where 9 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buguña | 94 | 87 | / |
| Bhuguna | 92 | 23 | / |
| Bunguna | 92 | 15 | / |
| Bugunga | 92 | 2 | / |
| Bouguna | 92 | 1 | / |
| Buguñá | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bahuguna | 86 | 10,229 | / |
| Bhauguna | 86 | 30 | / |
| Bougouna | 86 | 6 | / |
| Bhhuguna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bugina | 83 | 129 | / |
| Boguna | 83 | 25 | / |
| Buguni | 83 | 7 | / |
| Bugona | 83 | 3 | / |
| Buguno | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bugune | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bougounas | 80 | 23 | / |
| Bhahuguna | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bougougna | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bugungaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buygina | 77 | 12 | / |
| Bogguna | 77 | 8 | / |
| Bugumha | 77 | 5 | / |
| Buginay | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bugguni | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bungune | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bhuguni | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bougina | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bougune | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bugunge | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bugoona | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bunguni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buggina | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bogouna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bougouneau | 75 | 143 | / |
| Boughougna | 75 | 2 | / |
| Boughouina | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bahuguni | 71 | 69 | / |
| Vahuguna | 71 | 16 | / |
| Bougonna | 71 | 8 | / |
| Bougoune | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bogounna | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bougouni | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wougunga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bungguni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wougouna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bougouno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhungune | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mpunguna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bugone | 67 | 94 | / |
| Bogona | 67 | 31 | / |
| Bougounou | 67 | 22 | / |
| Boguni | 67 | 15 | / |
| Bugony | 67 | 15 | / |
| Vuguni | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vugona | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bugono | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vuguña | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voungouna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bushgouny | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buguño | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bousgouni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bougousni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bugino | 67 | 1 | / |
Buguna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Buguna in the Hindi language | ||
| बुगुना | buguna | - |
| Buguna in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୁଗୁନା | buguna | - |
| Buguna in the Marathi language | ||
| बुगुना | buguna | - |
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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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- 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 Buguna
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