Kuguma Surname
Approximately 1,017 people bear this surname
Kuguma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 915 | 1:42,666 | 5,372 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kuguma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuguma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kuguma is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Kuguma click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuguma? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kuguma is the 356,968th most widespread surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,165,729 people. The surname Kuguma is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kuguma live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 915 people, or 1 in 42,666. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Bundibugyo District, where 87 percent are found, Kabarole District, where 4 percent are found and Kibaale District, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kunguma | 92 | 488 | / |
| Kugumea | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kugumah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kung'uma | 86 | 22 | / |
| Koguma | 83 | 14,053 | / |
| Kiguma | 83 | 199 | / |
| Kugima | 83 | 8 | / |
| Kugume | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kugumi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kiguuma | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kigguma | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kungume | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kighuma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khungume | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kigumo | 67 | 66 | / |
| Kogoma | 67 | 50 | / |
| Kigima | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kugimo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kougoumou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kogume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koghoma | 62 | 1 | / |
| Khogoma | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kiggimah | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kogome | 50 | 81 | / |
| Cogoma | 50 | 28 | / |
| Kogomi | 50 | 18 | / |
| Kigimo | 50 | 11 | / |
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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 Kuguma
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