Buguzi Surname

453,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 747 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Buguzi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buguzi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6741:78,5488,091
Uganda681:574,10731,082
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Buguzi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buguzi has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Buguzi.

How Common Is The Last Name Buguzi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 453,909th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 9,755,751 people. Buguzi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Buguzi are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Buguzi is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 674 people, or 1 in 78,548. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 66 percent reside, Kigoma Region, where 31 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 1 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 9 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bunguzi922/
Buguuzi921/
Buguza8367/
Bugozi8311/
Bugizi831/
Bugusi831/
Bougourzi80337/
Bugóczi778/
Bugushi772/
Bunguze771/
Bougizi771/
Bugousi771/
Boguszi771/
Bhugusi771/
Boughourzi751/
Bougouza71144/
Bugutchi7117/
Bogutzai712/
Buggujji711/
Bughusih711/
Boughozi711/
Bugoushi711/
Bougouji711/
Bugosi67727/
Bogozi67297/
Bugoci6719/
Bugisi6710/
Buguse675/
Bugise675/
Bugusa672/
Boguza672/
Bougoussi671/
Bugoze671/
Boguze671/
Bogusi671/
Bougourzy671/
Boughousi671/
Bougouzza671/

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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 Buguzi
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