Nug Surname
Approximately 276 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 104 | 1:199,703 | 20,621 |
| India | 62 | 1:12,372,022 | 220,417 |
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | 1:263,023 | 35,917 |
| Mongolia | 26 | 1:108,665 | 7,123 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
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.
Nug Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nug Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nug (Oriya: ନୁଗ, Russian: Нуг) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nug click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nug? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 948,111th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 26,404,152 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 48 percent of Nug live; 38 percent live in Central Africa and 38 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 37 people.
This surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 199,703. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 68 percent live, Centre Region, where 16 percent live and Southwest Region, where 13 percent live. Outside of Cameroon Nug occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in India, where 22 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neug | 86 | 460 | / |
| Naug | 86 | 266 | / |
| Noug | 86 | 107 | / |
| Ngug | 86 | 39 | / |
| Nugk | 86 | 8 | / |
| Nugh | 86 | 5 | / |
| Nugs | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nhug | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nuug | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gnug | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nucg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nugc | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nuhg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nnug | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nusg | 86 | 0 | / |
| Nugue | 75 | 615 | / |
| Ngoug | 75 | 51 | / |
| Naugk | 75 | 36 | / |
| Nough | 75 | 18 | / |
| Naugh | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ngugh | 75 | 6 | / |
| Neugh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nhugh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nukgc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Noucg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gnoug | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nnoug | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngaug | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nugss | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nugks | 75 | 1 | / |
| Neugg | 75 | 0 | / |
| Nuigh | 75 | 0 | / |
| Nuc | 67 | 6,113 | / |
| Nuk | 67 | 846 | / |
| Nougue | 67 | 390 | / |
| Nog | 67 | 243 | / |
| Nux | 67 | 142 | / |
| Ngough | 67 | 63 | / |
| Nuq | 67 | 52 | / |
| Nuigue | 67 | 25 | / |
| Neugue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngnoug | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nugova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nheusg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hnough | 67 | 0 | / |
| Naugue | 67 | 0 | / |
Nug Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nug in the Oriya language | ||
| ନୁଗ | nuga | - |
| Nug in the Russian language | ||
| Нуг | nug | - |
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