Nuguna Surname
Approximately 122 people bear this surname
Nuguna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 120 | 1:441,180 | 30,663 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Nuguna (16) may also be a first name.
Nuguna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nuguna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nuguna (Hindi: नुगुना) is most common in Tanzania. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nuguna? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,637,889th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nuguna are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nuguna is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 16 people.
The surname Nuguna is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 441,180. In Tanzania Nuguna is mostly concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nunguna | 92 | 131 | / |
| Nguguna | 92 | 15 | / |
| Nuguni | 83 | 18 | / |
| Niguna | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nugina | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nigouna | 77 | 11 | / |
| Nunguno | 77 | 9 | / |
| Naugune | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nguguni | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngugune | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nogunna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Neugina | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nhunguni | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nougouni | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nigina | 67 | 353 | / |
| Noguni | 67 | 46 | / |
| Nogona | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nougougne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nogonay | 62 | 13 | / |
| Nogonoa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nogonai | 62 | 1 | / |
| Niginay | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nogunnou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nogone | 50 | 44 | / |
Nuguna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nuguna in the Hindi language | ||
| नुगुना | nuguna | - |
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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 Nuguna
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