Guguna Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

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

Guguna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guguna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea481:169,86923,574
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Guguna (81) may also be a first name.

Guguna Last Name Facts

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

Guguna (Georgian: გუგუნა, Hindi: गुगुना, Oriya: ଗୁଗୁନା, Russian: Гугуна) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guguna? popularity and diffusion

Guguna is the 2,689,253rd most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 94 percent of Guguna live; 94 percent live in Oceania Islands and 92 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,068,082nd most prevalent first name on earth, held by 81 people.

The last name Guguna is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 169,869. In Papua New Guinea Guguna is most common in: East New Britain, where 83 percent live, Central, where 10 percent live and National Capital District, where 6 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 4 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gunguna9228/
Nguguna9215/
Gugunai9213/
Gugunna929/
Uguna91352/
Gougouna862/
Ngunguna862/
Gugina83329/
Gugune8350/
Ugunna8333/
Guguni839/
Giguna838/
Ugguna838/
Ugunau833/
Ugouna831/
Ugunah831/
Unguna831/
Ogguna831/
Uguuna831/
Auguna831/
Goungouna803/
Gougounga803/
Gougouina801/
Gougounas801/
Gogouna77140/
Gugonea77106/
Augunas7772/
Guggina7741/
Hugunea7710/
Nguguni772/
Hugunad771/
Ugounah771/
Ughunna771/
Hugunga771/
Oguunna771/
Hugunau771/
Ngugune771/
Oguna731,603/
Ugona73253/
Uguña734/
Uguno731/
Gougouni7132/
Gougonah7122/
Nghuguni719/
Gucguner719/
Auggunna711/
Gaugauni711/
Gusgunis711/
Ogunna671,023/
Ugonna67982/
Gigina67194/
Gogona67159/
Gugoni6742/
Hugona6717/
Gougounis6710/
Gougounou673/
Gogune673/
Gousgouni672/
Ogunaa672/
Ogouna672/
Ogauna671/
Gugone671/
Oghuna671/
Ogunai671/
Unguno671/
Ugoona671/

Guguna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guguna in the Georgian language
გუგუნაguguna-
Guguna in the Hindi language
गुगुनाguguna-
Guguna in the Oriya language
ଗୁଗୁନାguguna-
Guguna in the Russian language
Гугунаguguna-

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Footnotes

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