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

Gugum occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gugum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,374,607th most widely held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. The last name Gugum is primarily found in Africa, where 74 percent of Gugum reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 132,552nd most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 2,985 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 1,488,595. In Nigeria Gugum is primarily found in: Delta, where 67 percent are found, Lagos, where 18 percent are found and Edo, where 11 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 21 percent are found and Turkey, where 4 percent are found.

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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