Gugua Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gugua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gugua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea471:173,48324,058
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Gugua (50) may also be a first name.

Gugua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gugua (Georgian: გუგუა, Russian: Гугуа) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gugua click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gugua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gugua is the 2,121,169th most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname Gugua is predominantly found in Oceania, where 62 percent of Gugua live; 62 percent live in Oceania Islands and 59 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,412,538th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 50 people.

The last name Gugua is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 173,483. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Madang, where 53 percent are found, Northern, where 23 percent are found and Morobe, where 15 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 27 percent are found and Georgia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guguay9127/
Gougua915/
Gukgua911/
Guguea911/
Ghugua911/
Guguai911/
Goungua831/
Ngougua831/
Gugwa80205/
Guguo8038/
Gugba8016/
Guqua805/
Ghouguad772/
Gougouha771/
Gaughuea770/
Guguei73204/
Gugwad7328/
Gugvad7326/
Gougba7315/
Guggwa739/
Ghugva735/
Ghugwa734/
Gugbah732/
Ggugwa732/
Goegua731/
Guguey731/
Gugbau731/
Gugbea731/
Ghugba731/
Gungva731/
Gukuat731/
Guguot731/
Gusgwa731/
Goggua730/
Gungqwa67185/
Gougbai6719/
Ghughwa676/
Gauguey674/
Gougbaï673/
Ghughva672/
Gougbaî671/
Gougbah671/
Ngouguo671/
Ghungwa671/
Gaugbay671/
Guguoth671/
Gunqgwa671/

Gugua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gugua in the Georgian language
გუგუაgugua-
Gugua in the Russian language
Гугуаgugua-

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