Duguza Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Duguza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Duguza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2711:195,35716,724
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Duguza (28) may also be a first name.

Duguza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Duguza has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Duguza? popularity and diffusion

The last name Duguza is the 885,573rd most numerous last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 23,972,191 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Duguza reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Duguza is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 28 people.

The surname Duguza is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 271 people, or 1 in 195,357. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Kagera Region, where 96 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent live and Pwani Region, where 0 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 11 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dunguza9236/
Dhunguza8620/
Dougouza864/
Dungudza862/
Dhugudza861/
Diguza83270/
Dugusa835/
Duguja832/
Dougoudza801/
Dungusa771,983/
Dunguze777/
Doguzia773/
Dunguzi771/
Dougouja716/
Doungusa716/
Dugoujat711/
Dungussa711/
Daugusau711/
Dougouzou6713/
Duguje6712/
Duguji677/
Dogoza676/
Daungutsa671/
Digiza671/
Dugosa671/
Dougoussa671/
Dougougia671/
Dougoudja671/
Dougourzi671/

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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 Duguza
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