Kugu Surname

1,181,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kugu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kugu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India761:10,092,966194,472
Papua New Guinea541:150,99520,848
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Kugu (50) may also be a first name.

Kugu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kugu (Hindi: कुगु, Oriya: କୁଗୁ, Russian: Кугу) has its highest incidence in India. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kugu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,181,191st most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 36,256,447 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 51 percent of Kugu live; 38 percent live in South Asia and 38 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kugu is also the 1,412,538th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 50 people.

The surname Kugu is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 10,092,966. In India it is primarily found in: Karnataka, where 97 percent are found, Bihar, where 1 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 1 percent are found. Beside India this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent are found and Indonesia, where 10 percent are found.

Kugu Last Name Statistics demography

Kugu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 91.2% more than the national average, earning $82,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kungu8916,088/
Kaugu8967/
Kougu895/
Keugu894/
Kuugu891/
Kuguu891/
Kugud891/
Kuggu891/
Kugau891/
Kung'u808,952/
Kahugu80949/
Kaungu80927/
Kuingu80514/
Kougou80122/
Kuyngu8089/
Kunggu8042/
Khungu8040/
Kkungu8040/
Kunguu806/
Kuungu804/
Kugaud804/
Kun'gu803/
Kugush803/
Kunguh803/
Kunghu802/
Keugou802/
Kuigou802/
Kujngu801/
Koungu801/
Kungou801/
Koughu801/
Kugaus801/
Kogu75156/
Kigu7515/
Koungou731,127/
Kunghui7324/
Keugueu7317/
Koughou7312/
Kaunggu733/
Keungou731/
Kugaudh731/
Khuungu731/
Kusgaus731/
Kuegheu731/
Kueghou731/
Kuigueu731/
Kung'ui731/
Khaungu731/
Kunggau731/
Cungu671,143/
Cugut67291/
Cugus6725/
Koggu6722/
Khigu6713/
Koogu677/
Cuguá674/
Kiegu674/
Kiguu673/
Khogu672/
Kgaukgau671/
Kungú671/
Kugoe671/
Cugau671/
Kouhngou671/

Kugu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kugu in the Hindi language
कुगुkugu-
Kugu in the Oriya language
କୁଗୁkugu-
Kugu in the Russian language
Кугуkugu-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kugu
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