Suguma Surname

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

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

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

Suguma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Suguma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Suguma (147) may also be a first name.

Suguma Last Name Facts

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

Suguma (Hindi: सुगुमा, Marathi: सुगूमा) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Suguma? popularity and diffusion

The surname Suguma is the 5,057,639th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Suguma live; 47 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Suguma is also the 760,591st most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 147 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Suguma is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 80 percent reside and Uasin Gishu County, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent reside and Uganda, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sunguma92348/
Sugumai92220/
Sueguma921/
Sugumma921/
Sougouma8620/
Sugima8335/
Sugume837/
Zuguma834/
Sugumi833/
Juguma831/
Soungouma802/
Zunguma7745/
Zughuma7734/
Sugimah7714/
Shiguma772/
Zugumah771/
Djuguma771/
Ssiguma771/
Sugumep771/
Jugouma771/
Sungumi771/
Sugumer771/
Chuguma771/
Sougoumi711,175/
Shigumha7174/
Jougouma718/
Zougouma713/
Zughumah712/
Chuuguma711/
Sogoma67127/
Sugimo6753/
Sogumo6741/
Zugumi677/
Zugoma675/
Djougouma673/
Soungoumi672/
Chougouma671/

Suguma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Suguma in the Hindi language
सुगुमाsuguma-
Suguma in the Marathi language
सुगूमाsuguma50
सुगुमाsuguma50

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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
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  • 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 Suguma
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