Tugume Surname

13,626th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,966 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda38,1441:1,02399
Rwanda2,7911:4,0721,005
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
England41:13,929,515290,718
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Iceland21:190,0456,825
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

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'.

- joash256

Tugume Last Name Facts

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taugume9213/
Tungume927/
Tuggume925/
Tuguume924/
Tugumme922/
Tugumee921/
Tuugume921/
Tugum9115/
Tugumi8326/
Tuguma8319/
Tungum833/
Tugome832/
Tughum831/
Taugumi7752/
Teugoum7712/
Tougoum779/
Tuigoum771/
Tungumi771/
Tauguma770/
Tugom73139/
Togum737/
Tougouma712,178/
Tugumova7189/
Tungumai719/
Toungoum711/
Tuğgüm6737/
Togome6732/
Togoum6723/
Tigime6713/
Tugimi6711/
Tugoma677/
Togumi674/
Tougoumma672/
Tougom672/
Toguma671/
Tougoumova632/
Tougoma621,270/
Togouma626/
Togummi624/
Tougomi621/
Togom551,883/
Togoma5025/
Togomi509/

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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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