Namugaya Surname

41,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Namugaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namugaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda12,6301:3,091532
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Namugaya (16) may also be a first name.

Namugaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Namugaya occurs most in Uganda. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Namugaya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 41,351st most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 576,729 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namugaya are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Namugaya is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 16 people.

Namugaya is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 12,630 people, or 1 in 3,091. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kamuli District, where 28 percent reside, Buyende District, where 13 percent reside and Mayuge District, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Uganda Namugaya exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Namugaya
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