Nugu Surname

679,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nugu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nugu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1551:1,142,85746,821
Papua New Guinea861:94,81112,690
Malaysia801:368,67819,491
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Indonesia371:3,574,303189,798
India191:40,371,862445,856
Nepal71:4,068,70811,207
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Nügü (28) are calculated separately.

Nugu (212) may also be a first name.

Nugu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nugu (Marathi: नुगु, Oriya: ନୁଗୁ, Russian: Нугу) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Nügü. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nugu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 679,794th most common family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 16,638,233 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 47 percent of Nugu live; 35 percent live in West Africa and 35 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nugu is also the 620,917th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 212 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 1,142,857. In Nigeria Nugu is most prevalent in: Ebonyi, where 77 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 5 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent reside and Malaysia, where 18 percent reside.

Nugu Last Name Statistics demography

Nugu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 80.02% less than the national average, earning R 47,472 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nungu897,666/
Nugud897,397/
Nuggu89276/
Nugou89149/
Ngugu89119/
Nugus89116/
Nugut8962/
Naugu8934/
Nougu8917/
Nughu896/
Nugau891/
Nügü8328/
Nnungu80122/
Nunggu80119/
Nougou80115/
Ngughu8095/
Nuingu8041/
Neugut8021/
Nuggud809/
Nuggut806/
Nuguss804/
Nugguu803/
Nugush803/
Nugoud802/
Noungu802/
Neungu802/
Naungu802/
Neugou802/
Nung'u801/
Nguggu801/
Nughui801/
Nnaugu801/
Nguguh801/
Nugusz801/
Nugutt801/
Nungou801/
Nunguh801/
Noughu801/
Ngougu801/
Neugus800/
Nogu75700/
Nigu75181/
Noungou73684/
Noughou73432/
Ngougou73139/
Nouguhe7343/
Neuguth7327/
Gnougou7316/
Nougheu7311/
Nouhgou738/
Nougueu735/
Naugaus732/
Noung'u732/
Naugaud731/
Neuhgus731/
Nughuth731/
Nougoud731/
Neugueu731/
Neugaus731/
Nnogu6717/
Niguh674/
Noggu673/
Ngoughou672/
Gnougheu672/
Ngnougou671/
Ngougouh671/
Ngougheu671/
Noungheu671/
Noguu671/
Niggu671/

Nugu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nugu in the Oriya language
ନୁଗୁnugu-
Nugu in the Marathi language
नुगुnugu-
Nugu in the Russian language
Нугуnugu-

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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
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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 Nugu
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