Kabugu Surname

275,902nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kabugu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kabugu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7241:63,7846,171
Uganda4441:87,9269,190
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
England21:27,859,030389,889
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Kabugu (120) may also be a first name.

Kabugu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kabugu occurs most in Kenya. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kabugu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 275,902nd most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,183,176 people. The surname Kabugu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kabugu reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kabugu is also the 852,104th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 120 people.

The surname Kabugu is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 724 people, or 1 in 63,784. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kiambu County, where 17 percent reside, Nyeri County, where 17 percent reside and Muranga County, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 32 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 16 percent reside.

Kabugu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kabugu last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kabungu921,350/
Kabughu9241/
Kabuggu928/
Kabuugu921/
Kabougou8610/
Kabhungu861/
Kobugu831/
Kaboungou801/
Cabugus771/
Cabugau771/
Kampungu71742/
Cabugaus711/
Kabughoo711/
Koubougou675/
Kamphungu671/
Kaboghu622/
Koumpougou501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kabugu
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