Kibugu Surname

344,897th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,062 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kibugu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kibugu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5511:96,0839,553
Kenya4231:109,1729,355
Uganda521:750,75536,601
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

Kibugu (11) may also be a first name.

Kibugu Last Name Facts

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

Kibugu is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kibugu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kibugu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 344,897th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,862,096 people. Kibugu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kibugu reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 551 people, or 1 in 96,083. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Kigoma Region, where 98 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 2 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent reside. Beside Tanzania Kibugu exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 40 percent reside and Uganda, where 5 percent reside.

Kibugu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kibungu92945/
Kibuggu922/
Kubugu8329/
Cibugu831/
Kiboungou801/
Chibugu778/
Kebungu776/
Cibungu772/
Kubuggu771/
Kimpungu7121/
Chibougu712/
Cubugu671/
Kempungu571/

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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 Kibugu
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