Tugume Surname
Approximately 40,966 people bear this surname
Tugume Surname User-submission:
The Tugume surname means 'to be patient', 'to be hard as a rock' and 'to withstand all situations'.
Tugume Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 38,144 | 1:1,023 | 99 |
| Rwanda | 2,791 | 1:4,072 | 1,005 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Tugume (931) may also be a first name.
Tugume Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Tugume surname means 'to be patient', 'to be hard as a rock' and 'to withstand all situations'.
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Where Does The Last Name Tugume Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tugume occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tugume.
How Common Is The Last Name Tugume? popularity and diffusion
It is the 13,626th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 177,893 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tugume reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 265,066th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 931 people.
This last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 38,144 people, or 1 in 1,023. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Kibaale District, where 9 percent live, Kabarole District, where 7 percent live and Hoima District, where 7 percent live. Not including Uganda it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taugume | 92 | 13 | / |
| Tungume | 92 | 7 | / |
| Tuggume | 92 | 5 | / |
| Tuguume | 92 | 4 | / |
| Tugumme | 92 | 2 | / |
| Tugumee | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tuugume | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tugum | 91 | 15 | / |
| Tugumi | 83 | 26 | / |
| Tuguma | 83 | 19 | / |
| Tungum | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tugome | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tughum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Taugumi | 77 | 52 | / |
| Teugoum | 77 | 12 | / |
| Tougoum | 77 | 9 | / |
| Tuigoum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tungumi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tauguma | 77 | 0 | / |
| Tugom | 73 | 139 | / |
| Togum | 73 | 7 | / |
| Tougouma | 71 | 2,178 | / |
| Tugumova | 71 | 89 | / |
| Tungumai | 71 | 9 | / |
| Toungoum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tuğgüm | 67 | 37 | / |
| Togome | 67 | 32 | / |
| Togoum | 67 | 23 | / |
| Tigime | 67 | 13 | / |
| Tugimi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tugoma | 67 | 7 | / |
| Togumi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tougoumma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tougom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Toguma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tougoumova | 63 | 2 | / |
| Tougoma | 62 | 1,270 | / |
| Togouma | 62 | 6 | / |
| Togummi | 62 | 4 | / |
| Tougomi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Togom | 55 | 1,883 | / |
| Togoma | 50 | 25 | / |
| Togomi | 50 | 9 | / |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tugume
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