Bugusu Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Bugusu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bugusu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Bugusu Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Bugusu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bugusu is the 4,206,983rd most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Bugusu is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Bugusu reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 4,072,432. In Tanzania Bugusu is mostly concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 69 percent are found and Kigoma Region, where 31 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 14 percent are found and Uganda, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bungusu924/
Bugushu921/
Vugusu8390/
Bougousou801/
Bunguzu7731/
Bugguju771/
Vughusu771/
Bougoussou75124/
Mpungusu711/
Bougouzou676/
Bogosu671/
Boguzu671/
Boungouzou6321/
Wogoussou531/

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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 Bugusu
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