Kisughu Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kisughu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kisughu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda471:830,62338,869
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093

Kisughu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kisughu occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kisughu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,718,172nd most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname Kisughu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kisughu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Kisughu is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 830,623. In Uganda Kisughu is most frequent in: Kasese District, where 94 percent reside, Bundibugyo District, where 2 percent reside and Tororo District, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Somalia, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kisugu9211/
Kisungu861,566/
Kaisugu861/
Kisougou801/
Kaisungu801/
Kizugu77370/
Kijugu7718/
Kusugu772/
Kissougou7513/
Kizungu712,598/
Cisungu7199/
Cissoughou719/
Kissoungou712/
Kichugu711/
Cishugu711/
Kijuugu711/
Kishungu6741/
Quisungu671/
Kichuguu671/
Kaishungu63101/
Kessougou632/
Quissungu631/
Kessoungou591/
Cizungu574,480/
Kajjugu571/
Cishungu5349/
Kissigou531/

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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 Kisughu
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