Gugu Surname
Approximately 4,675 people bear this surname
Gugu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 963 | 1:183,949 | 11,221 |
| Romania | 946 | 1:21,224 | 2,729 |
| Tanzania | 502 | 1:105,461 | 10,265 |
| South Africa | 468 | 1:115,764 | 13,831 |
| Colombia | 368 | 1:129,821 | 4,094 |
| Indonesia | 251 | 1:526,889 | 42,751 |
| Papua New Guinea | 218 | 1:37,402 | 4,506 |
| DR Congo | 150 | 1:492,530 | 39,325 |
| India | 140 | 1:5,479,038 | 132,955 |
| Turkey | 134 | 1:580,757 | 31,553 |
| Albania | 94 | 1:31,001 | 4,799 |
| Russia | 91 | 1:1,583,770 | 106,512 |
| Brazil | 40 | 1:5,351,858 | 134,966 |
| United States | 33 | 1:10,983,604 | 436,696 |
| Zimbabwe | 30 | 1:514,608 | 41,883 |
| Uganda | 28 | 1:1,394,260 | 52,673 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| Kenya | 26 | 1:1,776,150 | 35,982 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Austria | 6 | 1:1,419,239 | 86,529 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
The alternate forms: Gugú (2) are calculated separately.
Gugu (40,307) may also be a first name.
Gugu Demographics
Average Gugu Salary in
United States
$36,180 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gugu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gugu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gugu (Georgian: გუგუ, Hindi: गुगू, Marathi: गुगु, Oriya: ଗୁଗୁ, Russian: Гугу) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also appear as: Gugú. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gugu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gugu is the 100,968th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,558,833 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 47 percent of Gugu are found; 22 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 21 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 22,061st most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 40,307 people.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 963 people, or 1 in 183,949. In Nigeria Gugu is mostly found in: Benue, where 60 percent live, Enugu, where 12 percent live and Bayelsa, where 8 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 66 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 20 percent live and Tanzania, where 11 percent live.
Gugu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Gugu surname is predominantly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
The amount Gugu earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 41.4% less than the national average, earning R 139,248 per year; in Colombia they earn 26.7% less than the national average, earning $16,641,000 COP per year and in United States they earn 16.15% less than the national average, earning $36,180 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gugu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gugu in the Georgian language | ||
| გუგუ | gugu | - |
| Gugu in the Marathi language | ||
| गुगु | gugu | - |
| Gugu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗୁଗୁ | gugu | 92.31 |
| ଗୁଗୁଲୁ | gugulu | 7.69 |
| Gugu in the Hindi language | ||
| गुगू | gugu | 50 |
| गुगु | gugu | 30 |
| गूगू | gugu | 20 |
| Gugu in the Russian language | ||
| Гугу | gugu | - |
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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 Gugu
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