Kugama Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kugama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kugama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kugama Last Name Facts

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

Kugama is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Kugama click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kugama? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kugama is the 4,772,636th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kugama live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria Kugama is most numerous in: Kaduna, where 94 percent are found and Adamawa, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kungama9242/
Kaugama9227/
Kugamai921/
Koungama861/
Kougamma861/
Kaungama861/
Kugame83229/
Kigama8328/
Kugema8310/
Kogama837/
Kugami833/
Kugahme771/
Kungamo771/
Khogama771/
Kaugema771/
Kungami771/
Kougame771/
Kaugemaa718/
Kaughami713/
Kugahmeh712/
Gcungama711/
Kigoma67790/
Kogamo67384/
Kogami67169/
Cogama6753/
Kogoma6750/
Kogame679/
Kigema672/
Kighoma621,039/
Khogame6229/
Kighema6211/
Koghoma621/
Khogoma621/
Kougoumou531/
Kigomo50194/
Kogome5081/
Cogoma5028/
Kogomi5018/

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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 Kugama
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