Gihugu Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Gihugu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Gihugu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gihugu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gihugu occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gihugu.
How Common Is The Last Name Gihugu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Gihugu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gihugu live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania Gihugu is most numerous in: Kagera Region, where 80 percent reside and Katavi Region, where 20 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Burundi, where 36 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gihungu | 92 | 5 | / |
| Ihugu | 91 | 6 | / |
| Ihungu | 83 | 159 | / |
| Cihugu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Iohugu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yihungu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ihoungu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ihogu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Gyugu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Iungu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ijugu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jgugu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ieugu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eiugu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chihungu | 71 | 25 | / |
| Ihoungou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hyungu | 67 | 97 | / |
| Ehungu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ng'huyugu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Huyugu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jhaugu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chiugu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ijungu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ejiugu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gyuugu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojiugu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gihugu
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