Chugu Surname

553,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Chugu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chugu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3961:133,69112,452
Kenya1271:363,62121,126
India351:21,916,154310,282
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chugu (84) may also be a first name.

Chugu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chugu (Hindi: छुगुआ, Marathi: चुगु, Oriya: ଚୁଗୁ, Russian: Чугу, Tibetan: ཕྱུག་གུ།) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chugu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chugu is the 553,576th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 12,651,989 people. Chugu is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Chugu reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,046,220th most widespread forename in the world, borne by 84 people.

It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 396 people, or 1 in 133,691. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dodoma Region, where 97 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 2 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent reside. Besides Tanzania it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 22 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.

Chugu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Chugu surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chungu9121,097/
Chughu91122/
Chugus9116/
Chuggu917/
Chuugu914/
Chougu913/
Chaugu911/
Chugut911/
Chuguh911/
Chuguj911/
Chuguu911/
Chuigu911/
Hugu89112/
Chaungu83103/
Chougou8387/
Chaugud831/
Choughu831/
Chughuu831/
Schungu831/
Tchugou831/
Choungu831/
Chaugou831/
Hungu803,252/
Chigu80533/
Hugus80489/
Hugou80468/
Shugu80234/
Hugut8034/
Ciugu8017/
Haugu8014/
Zhugu8014/
Chogu808/
Hugau805/
Hougu804/
Cuguá804/
Huguh803/
Hughu802/
Xhugu802/
Cugau801/
Huggu801/
Huugu801/
Huigu801/
Tchougou77133/
Cheugueu7710/
Cheungou7710/
Choungou778/
Chunghui773/
Chunghau772/
Tcheugou772/
Cheungau771/
Chunghou771/
Tcheugup771/
Chougueu771/
Cheughui771/
Choughui771/
Shungu734,893/
Ciungu731,624/
Huggup7374/
Hunggu7373/
Haugou7336/
Hugoud7332/
Chiegu7322/
Hougou7320/
Chiguu7317/
Hughus7315/
Shuigu7313/
Hugaud7312/
Chiggu7310/
Houngu739/
Haugut739/
Shougu735/
Sahugu734/
Shuggu732/
Hughui732/
Hugaux732/
Czugut732/
Chikgu731/
Hughuy731/
Huguhe731/
Hungou731/
Shugau731/
Hugaus731/
Cougou731/
Huguha731/
Chokgu731/
Hougus730/
Hugout730/
Shugus730/
Shugud730/
Tcheugueu7126/
Tchougheu718/
Tchougueu714/
Schaughut711/
Tchougouh711/
Tchougoup711/
Cheugueup711/
Jugu672,181/
Zugu671,890/
Tshungu671,677/
Sugu671,341/
Hogu67382/
Xugu67160/
Hauguth67139/
Houngou6780/
Shaungu6762/
Shuungu6729/
Heugoup6720/
Hugó6713/
Houghou6711/
Thsungu674/
Cogu672/
Housgou672/
Hausgut671/
Shuguch671/
Shugush671/
Hougueu671/
Heugueu671/
Shougou671/
Shunguh671/
Tshuguh671/
Shugust670/
Hughuis670/
Hughuss670/
Hugheus670/

Chugu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chugu in the Tibetan language
ཕྱུག་གུ།chukgu-
Chugu in the Oriya language
ଚୁଗୁcugu-
Chugu in the Marathi language
चुगुcugu92.59
चौगुcaugu7.41
Chugu in the Hindi language
छुगुआchugu'a71.43
चुगुcugu28.57
Chugu in the Russian language
Чугуcugu-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chugu
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