Navuga Surname

354,295th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,027 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Navuga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Navuga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,0051:38,8454,988
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
England11:55,718,059489,080

Navuga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Navuga is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Navuga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Navuga? popularity and diffusion

Navuga is the 354,295th most prevalent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 7,095,955 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Navuga are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Navuga is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 1,005 people, or 1 in 38,845. In Uganda Navuga is most frequent in: Wakiso District, where 31 percent reside, Kampala District, where 14 percent reside and Luweero District, where 9 percent reside. Barring Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Navugga92206/
Navuuga9221/
Naivuga927/
Navunga925/
Nnavuga923/
Navounga862/
Nnavugga861/
Navuugga861/
Nabuga83134/
Nawuga8311/
Naviga836/
Navoga831/
Novunga77149/
Nampuga7793/
Nabunga7777/
Nabugga7776/
Nabouga7716/
Naibuga774/
Nnabuga773/
Nabuuga773/
Navungo771/
Nabugha771/
Nabugau771/
Nampuuga71263/
Naibunga7122/
Nampunga7117/
Nabounga7113/
Nhovunga715/
Nampugga714/
Nabungay711/
Nawungha711/
Nabaunga711/
Nhabunga711/
Novhunga711/
Nnabunga711/
Nabugo67543/
Navigo6712/
Namphunga678/
Naboga678/
Noviga675/
Nawoga673/
Nawugo672/
Nabhaunga671/
Neviga671/

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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
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  • 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 Navuga
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