Sugu Surname

286,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Sugu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sugu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5071:349,39418,879
India2001:3,835,327105,627
Uganda1921:203,33016,226
Papua New Guinea1451:56,2337,159
Malaysia671:440,21222,576
Indonesia541:2,449,059145,688
Romania411:489,70437,604
Taiwan311:756,2825,404
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Solomon Islands181:32,2246,317
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Sugu (2,774) may also be a first name.

Sugu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sugu (Hindi: सुगु, Marathi: सुगु, Oriya: ସୁଗୁ, Russian: Сугу, Tibetan: སུ་གུ་) is most common in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sugu? popularity and diffusion

Sugu is the 286,496th most widespread surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 5,434,412 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Sugu reside; 38 percent reside in West Africa and 38 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 138,636th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,774 people.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 507 people, or 1 in 349,394. In Nigeria Sugu is most common in: Borno, where 73 percent are found, Rivers, where 20 percent are found and Cross River, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 32 countries. It is also common in India, where 15 percent are found and Uganda, where 14 percent are found.

Sugu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Muslim (99%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sungu8915,096/
Sugut893,221/
Suggu892,895/
Shugu89234/
Sugou89210/
Sugau8947/
Sougu8920/
Sugus8919/
Siugu8916/
Sughu899/
Saugu898/
Sugud898/
Sgugu895/
Suigu893/
Suugu892/
Suguu891/
Sugup891/
Ssugu891/
Sunggu806,768/
Sougou805,003/
Shungu804,893/
Sunngu8050/
Shuigu8013/
Soungu8011/
Sugust807/
Sungau806/
Saungu806/
Siughu806/
Saugut806/
Sugutt806/
Shougu805/
Soughu805/
Sahugu804/
Sunghu803/
Shuggu802/
Saugou802/
Shugau801/
Sugahu801/
Sughui801/
Suguth801/
Suughu801/
Suhngu801/
Sungou801/
Ssungu801/
Shugus800/
Shugud800/
Suygut800/
Jugu752,181/
Zugu751,890/
Sogu75261/
Xugu75160/
Sugó7512/
Soungou73728/
Soughou73216/
Shaungu7362/
Shuungu7329/
Sunggau7326/
Sungggu734/
Saugoux734/
Saugout733/
Suggust733/
Shuguch731/
Shugush731/
Sunghui731/
Souggou731/
Seughou731/
Shougou731/
Schungu731/
Shunguh731/
Sougoud731/
Sauggau731/
Shugust730/
Zungu6773,112/
Chugu67576/
Shigu67352/
Jugus6761/
Çungu6751/
Jugut6741/
Juggu6740/
Shogu6738/
Siguh6722/
Zhugu6714/
Jaugu679/
Jougu678/
Soggu677/
Jugau677/
Juguh675/
Soguh674/
Jugup674/
Jusgu673/
Djugu673/
Zugau672/
Saugoult672/
Sugoo672/
Xhugu672/
Zougu672/
Jugud671/
Zugus671/
Zughu671/
Zuguu671/
Jughu671/
Jjugu671/
Juguś671/
Zuguh671/
Sougouii671/
Soguí671/
Sougueuh671/
Zuugu671/
Zugut671/
Zuhgu671/
Seunghui671/
Juygu671/

Sugu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sugu in the Tibetan language
སུ་གུ་sugu-
Sugu in the Oriya language
ସୁଗୁsugu77.62
ଶୁଗୁsugu20.31
ସୂଗୁsugu1.2
ସୂଗୂsugu0.52
ଶୁଗୂsugu0.17
Sugu in the Hindi language
सुगुsugu65.71
सुगूsugu28.57
सुगउsuga'u2.86
सूगूsugu2.86
Sugu in the Marathi language
सुगुsugu61.29
सुगूsugu29.03
सूगूsugu6.45
सुगुंsugum3.23
Sugu in the Russian language
Сугуsugu-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sugu
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