Sugwa Surname

395,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 891 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Sugwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sugwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8691:60,9226,535
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Sugwa (133) may also be a first name.

Sugwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sugwa (Hindi: सुगवा) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sugwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Sugwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 395,841st most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,179,064 people. Sugwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sugwa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 804,402nd most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 133 people.

The last name Sugwa is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 869 people, or 1 in 60,922. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Geita Region, where 70 percent reside, Kagera Region, where 11 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 10 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seugwa9123/
Shugwa915/
Sougwa914/
Sugway911/
Suhgwa911/
Sougwai837/
Soungwa832/
Sugwaha831/
Sukwa801,353/
Sugua8076/
Sogwa8031/
Sugba8020/
Sugwe806/
Sugwi801/
Soungwah7718/
Shuungwa771/
Sheungwa771/
Sungh'wa771/
Sukwai73121/
Shigwa73115/
Sougba7378/
Chugwa7343/
Sukwah7340/
Seugwo7326/
Suikwa7322/
Sogwai7313/
Shogwa7310/
Zugwai739/
Shukwa737/
Sukgua736/
Saukwa733/
Shugba733/
Soukwa732/
Shugwe732/
Seugba732/
Sougua731/
Seukwa731/
Seugwe731/
Suguat731/
Suhkwa731/
Ssigwa731/
Jugwat731/
Sugbah731/
Zaugwa731/
Zsugwe731/
Shugwi731/
Sougbay67100/
Sukkwai6730/
Seungwo6720/
Chuigwa6717/
Shigwah6714/
Suguaya6714/
Sunkwah679/
Souguai677/
Sukwahe677/
Shougwe674/
Shokgwa673/
Shungua673/
Sukwaya672/
Suikwah672/
Cheugwa672/
Djougwa672/
Djeugwa672/
Sukwatt672/
Sungkua672/
Sougbau671/
Shaukwa671/
Seugwou671/
Sunghwo671/
Sungwoh671/
Chusgwa671/
Sukkwat671/
Shougba671/
Shughba671/
Sukweat671/
Sukwaja671/
Saungwe671/

Sugwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sugwa in the Hindi language
सुगवाsugava-

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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 Sugwa
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