Nguguna Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nguguna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nguguna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Nguguna Last Name Facts

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

Nguguna is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nguguna? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nguguna is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Nguguna occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Nguguna live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Nguguna is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Muranga County, where 40 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 40 percent reside and Kajiado County, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.

Nguguna Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngunguna932/
Nuguna92122/
Guguna9252/
Nunguna86131/
Gunguna8628/
Gugunai8613/
Gugunna869/
Nguguni862/
Ngugune861/
Ngunguni80153/
Nghuguni809/
Gougouna802/
Gougouina751/
Gougounas751/
Gogouna71140/
Gugonea71106/
Ngougounie711/
Nogunna711/
Gougonah6722/
Gougounou633/
Goungouna633/
Gogona62159/
Nogona628/
Nogonay5713/
Nunguno579/
Ngogone571/
Nogonoa571/
Nogonai571/
Gokguney5357/
Gogounou5319/
Gunguney5312/
Nogunnou531/
Goungouno502/

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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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  • 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 Nguguna
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