Gugum Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gugum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gugum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1191:1,488,59556,907
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Gugum (2,985) may also be a first name.

Gugum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gugum is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gugum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,374,607th most widespread surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Gugum are found; 74 percent are found in West Africa and 74 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 132,552nd most widely held first name in the world It is held by 2,985 people.

Gugum is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 1,488,595. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 67 percent reside, Lagos, where 18 percent reside and Edo, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 21 percent reside and Turkey, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gungum9113/
Gugume913/
Ugum89111/
Gougoum833/
Đugum80374/
Gugun80228/
Ungum80225/
Hugum8030/
Uggum8017/
Oguum8013/
Gogum809/
Oggum807/
Augum806/
Ugume802/
Ugoum801/
Uygum801/
Eugum801/
Gugom801/
Gougoume777/
Goungoum777/
Gueugoum771/
Haugum73417/
Gungun73130/
Hungum7383/
Gugune7350/
Hougum7337/
Gugung7328/
Unggum7328/
Ougume7314/
Hughum7313/
Gugunt735/
Hugume734/
Huhgum731/
Ougoum731/
Ugueum731/
Ughume731/
Aughum730/
Nggunggum714/
Ngoungoum712/
Nghuigoum711/
Ogum671,667/
Ugom67265/
Augusme67141/
Augoume6723/
Ngungun673/
Hougoum673/
Gougoun673/
Houghum671/
Gaughun670/

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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 Gugum
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