Jegugu Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Jegugu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jegugu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1341:344,62620,573

Jegugu Last Name Facts

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

Jegugu is most common in Kenya. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Jegugu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jegugu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,544,715th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jegugu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 134 people, or 1 in 344,626. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Vihiga County, where 71 percent are found, Nandi County, where 28 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 1 percent are found.

Jegugu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Egugu91101/
Zegugu834/
Segugu832/
Chegugu7710/
Eghughu771/
Segaugau7128/
Chegugut711/
Sigugu675/
Djigougou671/
Cigugu671/
Chegougou671/
Zeghoughou631/
Chigugu6219/
Chigungu571/
Chingungu53192/

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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 Jegugu
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