Tamuga Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

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

Tamuga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tamuga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Tamuga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tamuga is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamuga? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,485,539th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name Tamuga occurs mostly in Oceania, where 72 percent of Tamuga live; 72 percent live in Oceania Islands and 72 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea Tamuga is most prevalent in: Eastern Highlands, where 61 percent are found, Morobe, where 35 percent are found and Madang, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea Tamuga exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tamouga9214/
Tamunga928/
Tamugaya8611/
Thamugad861/
Tamoga8391/
Tamugi8386/
Tamugo8328/
Tamuge8325/
Tamiga8311/
Tomuga831/
Tamungo7769/
Tomunga7727/
Tamugop7724/
Tammiga774/
Taamoga771/
Tamigah771/
Tamunge771/
Taimuge771/
Tuimauga7140/
Tomungha716/
Tamougou712/
Thammiga712/
Tamougui712/
Thomunga711/
Tomiga67155/
Tomoga6758/
Tamogo6728/
Tamoge6720/
Temugo673/
Tamogi673/
Tamogho6247/
Teimuge6211/
Tamogou6210/
Tamogey622/
Teemugo621/
Toymiga621/
Toumoga621/
Thammigo572/
Toumougou532/
Teimougou531/
Tomogo50291/
Teimoughou5043/
Tomigo5020/
Tomogi501/

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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 Tamuga
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