Nakabugo Surname

18,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,443 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

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.

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Nakabugo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda29,4211:1,327155
England81:6,964,757184,742
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

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).

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Nakabugo 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.

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