Sugum Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

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

Sugum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sugum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Sugum (210) may also be a first name.

Sugum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sugum (Hindi: सुगुम, Oriya: ସୁଗୁମ) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sugum.

How Common Is The Last Name Sugum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,255,512th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Sugum reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sugum is also the 624,169th most commonly occurring given name in the world, held by 210 people.

Sugum is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 4,428,569. In Nigeria Sugum is most numerous in: Yobe, where 100 percent live. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent live and Malaysia, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sungum9185/
Shugum9135/
Sughum9112/
Suggum919/
Sugume917/
Sukgum912/
Sunggum839/
Sougoum834/
Sungoum834/
Soughum832/
Shungum831/
Suhngum831/
Sunghum831/
Suiggum831/
Sugun80373/
Sogum8040/
Jugum8037/
Sugom8011/
Cugum801/
Shunghum771/
Sungun73806/
Tjugum73168/
Suggun73122/
Susgun7361/
Djugum7350/
Suigun7341/
Shugom7310/
Sughun739/
Sugune736/
Shogum734/
Suggom734/
Sukgun733/
Suigom732/
Chugum732/
Shigum732/
Saugun732/
Zughum731/
Zungum731/
Sugund731/
Sugung731/
Sukgom731/
Seugom731/
Džugum731/
Zuegum730/
Shugun730/
Sunggun6710/
Sahugun679/
Soughun676/
Sunghun673/
Sungoun672/
Suihgun672/
Jougoum672/
Cougoum672/
Shoghum672/
Saungun671/
Seungun671/
Shughun671/
Sungaun671/
Sukgunt671/
Shoggum670/

Sugum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sugum in the Hindi language
सुगुमsuguma-
Sugum in the Oriya language
ସୁଗୁମsuguma-

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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 Sugum
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