Nakabugo Surname
Approximately 29,443 people bear this surname
Nakabugo Surname User-submission:
Buganda's Nkima clan (totem/omuziro/ekika is a monkey) is part of those who arrived and populated the area right outside of present-day Ugandan capitol Kampala, just after the first cluster of the five original clans. The head of the Nkima Clan, Mugema, had two daughters, Nnakabugo and Nakabugo, thus the name was borne.
Read More About This SurnameNakabugo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 29,421 | 1:1,327 | 155 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Nakabugo (27) may also be a first name.
Nakabugo Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Buganda's Nkima clan (totem/omuziro/ekika is a monkey) is part of those who arrived and populated the area right outside of present-day Ugandan capitol Kampala, just after the first cluster of the five original clans. The head of the Nkima Clan, Mugema, had two daughters, Nnakabugo and Nakabugo, thus the name was borne. These two women were then married off to different clans, spreading their name to Bulemeezi (home to clans Mpologama and Ntalaganya) and the Lujumba sub-clan of Busiro (home to several other clans such as Abalangira, the royal clan; Butiko, Ffumbe, Mmamba, Mpindi, Ngeye, and the Njovu).
- jules_32Nakabugo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakabugo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nakabugo is most common in Uganda. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nakabugo.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakabugo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 18,719th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 247,514 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nakabugo are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently used given name in the world, borne by 27 people.
The last name Nakabugo is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 29,421 people, or 1 in 1,327. In Uganda Nakabugo is mostly found in: Wakiso District, where 17 percent are found, Kampala District, where 8 percent are found and Mukono District, where 7 percent are found. Besides Uganda this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and Iceland, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nakabungo | 94 | 224 | / |
| Nakabuggo | 94 | 98 | / |
| Nnakabugo | 94 | 28 | / |
| Nakabugho | 94 | 25 | / |
| Nakabuugo | 94 | 18 | / |
| Nakaabugo | 94 | 3 | / |
| Naakabugo | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nakabugoo | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nakkabugo | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nakabuungo | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nnakabungo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nakabuga | 88 | 315 | / |
| Nakabogo | 88 | 114 | / |
| Nakavugo | 88 | 2 | / |
| Nakabunga | 82 | 11 | / |
| Nakabugga | 82 | 4 | / |
| Nakaboggo | 82 | 2 | / |
| Nnakabuga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Naikabogo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nakaboga | 75 | 110 | / |
| Nakavuga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nakaabuunga | 74 | 1 | / |
| Nakabooga | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nakabogha | 71 | 1 | / |
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