Nug Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Mongolia

Nug Surname Definition:

NUG: Cormac de Nug perambulated the lands of Balfeth in Angus, c. 1204 11 (RAA., I, 89). He probably derived his name from Nigg in Kincardineshire.

Nug Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1041:199,70320,621
India621:12,372,022220,417
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Mongolia261:108,6657,123
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Nug (37) may also be a first name.

Nug Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

NUG: Cormac de Nug perambulated the lands of Balfeth in Angus, c. 1204 11 (RAA., I, 89). He probably derived his name from Nigg in Kincardineshire.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Nug Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nug (Oriya: ନୁଗ, Russian: Нуг) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nug? popularity and diffusion

Nug is the 948,111th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 26,404,152 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 48 percent of Nug are found; 38 percent are found in Central Africa and 38 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently used given name globally, borne by 37 people.

Nug is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 199,703. In Cameroon Nug is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 68 percent live, Centre Region, where 16 percent live and Southwest Region, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in India, where 22 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neug86460/
Naug86266/
Noug86107/
Ngug8639/
Nugk868/
Nugh865/
Nugs863/
Nhug863/
Nuug861/
Gnug861/
Nucg861/
Nugc861/
Nuhg861/
Nnug861/
Nusg860/
Nugue75615/
Ngoug7551/
Naugk7536/
Nough7518/
Naugh757/
Ngugh756/
Neugh752/
Nhugh751/
Nukgc751/
Noucg751/
Gnoug751/
Nnoug751/
Ngaug751/
Nugss751/
Nugks751/
Neugg750/
Nuigh750/
Nuc676,113/
Nuk67846/
Nougue67390/
Nog67243/
Nux67142/
Ngough6763/
Nuq6752/
Nuigue6725/
Neugue673/
Ngnoug671/
Nugova671/
Nheusg671/
Hnough670/
Naugue670/

Nug Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nug in the Oriya language
ନୁଗnuga-
Nug in the Russian language
Нугnug-

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