Guguma Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Guguma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guguma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Guguma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guguma is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guguma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most prevalent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Guguma reside; 63 percent reside in Southern Africa and 63 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 80 percent reside and Adamawa, where 20 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Guguma exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 31 percent reside and Malawi, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gunguma9259/
Nguguma9235/
Gugumea921/
Gouguma921/
Uguma91414/
Gougouma86925/
Ngunguma862/
Gugumi8318/
Huguma838/
Gugumo833/
Gugume833/
Gugoma832/
Unguma831/
Goungouma802/
Gougoumma802/
Augusma77360/
Ngugumo77121/
Hunguma7735/
Gigouma778/
Gungume773/
Ougouma772/
Gungumi772/
Gaugumi772/
Ougumat771/
Gogouma771/
Oguuhma771/
Augumad771/
Gugumos770/
Ugumatt770/
Ng'hunguma751/
Oguma7331,141/
Ugoma73348/
Ugumo738/
Guggumos7116/
Augusmat7112/
Gougoume717/
Ougoumay714/
Hougouma712/
Gogoumma711/
Oghuma67382/
Ogouma67290/
Gogoma67261/
Gigima67227/
Gogumo6799/
Ugomma6786/
Ogumma6721/
Gougoumis6715/
Goungoume677/
Ougoummad674/
Ugooma673/
Ogumha672/
Ogauma672/
Gugomi672/
Ogumaa671/
Ughoma671/
Gogume671/
Hugumo671/
Gougoumey671/
Gugimo671/
Hoguma670/

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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 Guguma
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