Sugh Surname

458,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 737 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sugh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sugh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7251:244,33514,160
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England11:55,718,059489,080
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Šugh (3) are calculated separately.

Sugh (90) may also be a first name.

Sugh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sugh (Hindi: सुघ) is most common in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant: Šugh. For other possible spellings of Sugh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sugh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 458,583rd most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 9,888,122 people. The surname Sugh occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Sugh reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,005,046th most frequently used forename in the world It is held by 90 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 725 people, or 1 in 244,335. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 86 percent are found, Taraba, where 6 percent are found and Cross River, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 1 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šugh923/
Sough89371/
Saugh8972/
Shugh8923/
Suigh8916/
Siugh898/
Sugth891/
Hsugh891/
Sug86105/
Shough80830/
Shuugh8017/
Shaugh8011/
Schugh802/
Scough801/
Scaugh801/
Seusgh801/
Sougth800/
Shuigh800/
Sukh7510,753/
Sugg755,224/
Sogh75196/
Saug7593/
Soug7548/
Cugh7540/
Zugh7527/
Jugh7526/
Suhk7524/
Shug7517/
Sugs758/
Seug757/
Suhg755/
Suhx754/
Sujg754/
Siug754/
Suig753/
Zsug752/
Sjug752/
Sugt751/
Suhq751/
Suug751/
Suqg751/
Suxh751/
Sugz751/
Sugk751/
Suyg750/
Schough7398/
Chugh6719,750/
Suggs6716,495/
Schug677,371/
Sugue671,527/
Shukh671,291/
Shugg67972/
Saukh67874/
Sukhe67845/
Sohug67451/
Jough67128/
Shaug6769/
Soukh6749/
Shuig6747/
Sauhc6742/
Susæg6727/
Shugt6726/
Shoug6724/
Sukkh6717/
Zaugh6716/
Shogh6713/
Suukh6711/
Zough6711/
Juugh6710/
Seukh679/
Szugs678/
Sahug677/
Souhg674/
Suchk673/
Soogh673/
Seuhx672/
Sukch672/
Sugss672/
Shuhk671/
Saugg671/
Hjugh671/
Xough671/
Scaug671/
Sjhug671/
Zjsug671/
Succh671/
Sucgs671/
Soegh671/
Siukh671/
Shugs671/
Sutkh671/
Souqh671/
Suigs670/
Scugg670/

Sugh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sugh in the Hindi language
सुघsugha64.29
सुघराsughara14.29
सुग्हsug'ha7.14
सूघsugha7.14
सुघडsughada7.14

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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 Sugh
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