Ugam Surname

866,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Ugam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ugam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1001:294,94216,171
Nigeria801:2,214,28475,532
India531:14,472,932242,024
Namibia451:53,5426,362
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Ugam (14,500) may also be a first name.

Ugam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ugam (Hindi: उगम, Marathi: उगम) has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ugam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 866,642nd most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,282,894 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 55 percent of Ugam reside; 38 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 38 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ugam is also the 47,500th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 14,500 people.

The surname is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is held by 100 people, or 1 in 294,942. In Malaysia Ugam is primarily found in: Sarawak, where 85 percent live, Johor, where 10 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 2 percent live. Not including Malaysia Ugam occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 26 percent live and India, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uggam891,349/
Ungam8976/
Augam8947/
Ugham8947/
Ugame8925/
Hugam8914/
Uugam898/
Gugam893/
Usgam891/
Gougam801,715/
Usgame80240/
Ougham8081/
Unggam8068/
Gaugam8022/
Ungham8021/
Ougame805/
Ushgam804/
Guggam802/
Uggame801/
Hougam801/
Hugham801/
Ugan753,237/
Igam75741/
Ogam75472/
Ugom75265/
Hougham731,053/
Ougacem73575/
Hunngam73408/
Houngam7310/
Gaugham7310/
Haugham731/
Ungan671,510/
Uygan671,303/
Ugang67360/
Hugan67279/
Gugan67255/
Uçgan67126/
Ugane67109/
Igham6799/
Augan6777/
Jigam6774/
Ughan6768/
Uugan6758/
Ugome6750/
Ungom6739/
Ogham6735/
Hugom6733/
Oggam6719/
Ugand6717/
Ugain6715/
Hogam6711/
Ougan6710/
Higam679/
Iggam677/
Eugan676/
Iegam674/
Uggan673/
Ugant673/
Usgan673/
Houghham672/
Ucgan672/
Ougom671/
Gugom671/
Ugann671/
Ougassem671/
Igaum671/
Houngham671/
Uganh671/
Ughom671/
Ugoum671/
Ogamh671/
Haughaim670/

Ugam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ugam in the Hindi language
उगमugama97.82
ऊगमugama1.85
उग्ामugama0.24
उ़गमugama0.02
उगामugama0.02
़़उगमugama0.01
उगमाugama0.01
Ugam in the Marathi language
उगमugama96.3
उगामugama3.7

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ugam
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