Ngugu Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ngugu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngugu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria571:3,107,76895,628
Kenya511:905,48833,171
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ngugu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ngugu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ngugu.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngugu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,666,404th most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. Ngugu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ngugu reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 48 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Ngugu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 3,107,768. In Nigeria Ngugu is mostly found in: Delta, where 28 percent live, Kaduna, where 26 percent live and Enugu, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 43 percent live and Tanzania, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngungu916,844/
Ngughu9195/
Nkgugu9131/
Nggugu917/
Nguguh911/
Nguggu911/
Ngougu911/
Gugu894,675/
Nugu89438/
Ngougou83139/
Ngunguu83101/
Ngung'u8310/
Ngunghu831/
Nguungu831/
Nugud807,397/
Guggu80492/
Nugou80149/
Gugau80119/
Nugus80116/
Nugut8062/
Ghugu8058/
Gugup8044/
Gugut8040/
Gugus8035/
Naugu8034/
Nougu8017/
Ngogu8012/
Gougu8012/
Guguh8010/
Nughu806/
Gugud804/
Guguu804/
Gaugu803/
Guugu802/
Ngigu802/
Ggugu802/
Noguu801/
Nugau801/
Ngoungou77738/
Ngougueu7744/
Ngoughou772/
Ngougheu771/
Ngougouh771/
Ngnougou771/
Ngueugou771/
Nguunguu771/
Ghughu734,282/
Gougou733,232/
Nunggu73119/
Nougou73115/
Gaugau7356/
Gunggu7356/
Guuguu7323/
Neugut7321/
Gugush738/
Ghugus734/
Nuguss734/
Nugush733/
Nugguu733/
Guguch732/
Neugou732/
Nugoud732/
Nugusz731/
Guggut731/
Guguth731/
Nnaugu731/
Nughui731/
Noughu731/
Ngoguh731/
Gujguj731/
Guhguh731/
Ngoggu731/
Nugutt731/
Neugus730/
Ngueugueu712/
Ngnougueu711/
Ngueughou711/
Nghougueu711/
Ngingungu711/
Nogu67700/
Noughou67432/
Gougaud67341/
Gouygou67171/
Gougoux6766/
Gaugush6746/
Nouguhe6743/
Gougouh6731/
Neuguth6727/
Gugó6725/
Gnougou6716/
Gougaut6711/
Nougheu6711/
Ghunggu6710/
Nougueu675/
Gouggou673/
Naugaus672/
Gugú672/
Naugaud671/
Nughuth671/
Neugaus671/
Neugueu671/
Gougaup671/
Gougaux671/
Gougouz671/
Gougueu671/
Gousgou671/
Ghuhghu671/
Ghougou671/
Ghuughu671/
Nougoud671/
Guhgouh671/

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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 Ngugu
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