Nugusi Surname

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

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

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

Nugusi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nugusi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Nugusi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nugusi is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nugusi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nugusi is the 5,057,639th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 87 percent of Nugusi live; 87 percent live in Oceania Islands and 87 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

This last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea Nugusi is most common in: Bougainville, where 69 percent reside, Eastern Highlands, where 23 percent reside and East Sepik, where 8 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 7 percent reside and Sweden, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nungusi92184/
Nugusie9229/
Nugussie8623/
Nugussis861/
Nugussei861/
Nuguse835,400/
Nigusi8354/
Nogusi835/
Nugusa833/
Nugugi831/
Nigusie7744,929/
Nugusse772,123/
Nigussi7718/
Nogushi775/
Nugudse773/
Nauguzi772/
Nuguchi771/
Nugussa771/
Nuguseu771/
Nunguse771/
Nigussie71137,038/
Nigussei7150/
Noughushchi7119/
Nouguchi712/
Nigoussi711/
Niguse6785,200/
Nogosi6722/
Nogusa674/
Nigaussie671/
Nugozi671/
Nigisi671/
Nugose671/
Noguci671/

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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 Nugusi
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