Nanguna Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nanguna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanguna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda701:557,70430,541
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Zambia71:2,264,27533,397
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Nanguna Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nanguna is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nanguna.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanguna? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,765,740th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Nanguna live; 66 percent live in East Africa and 65 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 557,704. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kamuli District, where 41 percent live, Luuka District, where 17 percent live and Kaliro District, where 6 percent live. Beside Uganda this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and Zambia, where 6 percent live.

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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 Nanguna
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