Ugama Surname
Approximately 3,288 people bear this surname
Ugama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,726 | 1:64,983 | 4,771 |
| Tanzania | 490 | 1:108,044 | 10,487 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Ugama (11,905) may also be a first name.
Ugama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ugama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ugama (Hindi: उगमा, Marathi: उगमा, Oriya: ଉଗାମା) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ugama? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 136,498th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,216,407 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ugama live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 54,496th most common first name globally, borne by 11,905 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,726 people, or 1 in 64,983. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ebonyi, where 50 percent reside, Benue, where 17 percent reside and Enugu, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 15 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uegama | 91 | 826 | / |
| Ungama | 91 | 66 | / |
| Ugamah | 91 | 45 | / |
| Ugaama | 91 | 39 | / |
| Ugamma | 91 | 17 | / |
| Ugamas | 91 | 5 | / |
| Ugamea | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ugamai | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gugama | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ougama | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ugamaa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Uggama | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hugama | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ungamma | 83 | 8 | / |
| Haugama | 83 | 6 | / |
| Hungama | 83 | 2 | / |
| Augamea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gougama | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ougamai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hugamai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Igama | 80 | 3,230 | / |
| Ogama | 80 | 1,567 | / |
| Ugema | 80 | 482 | / |
| Ugoma | 80 | 348 | / |
| Ugami | 80 | 94 | / |
| Ugame | 80 | 25 | / |
| Ugamo | 80 | 16 | / |
| Houngama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ighama | 73 | 242 | / |
| Usgame | 73 | 240 | / |
| Gugami | 73 | 166 | / |
| Ugomma | 73 | 86 | / |
| Oghama | 73 | 63 | / |
| Ugemah | 73 | 46 | / |
| Ogamma | 73 | 37 | / |
| Iggama | 73 | 31 | / |
| Jigama | 73 | 26 | / |
| Ougame | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ugomah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Augema | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ogamah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Eugema | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ugooma | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gugoma | 73 | 2 | / |
| Igaama | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ogauma | 73 | 2 | / |
| Igamaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ugamot | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ugamod | 73 | 1 | / |
| Higama | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igaema | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ughoma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ugaimo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hogama | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uggame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gougame | 67 | 8 | / |
| Higgama | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hungamo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Haugamo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ougouma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oggamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jigaima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hungame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ighamah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Highama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ughomah | 67 | 1 | / |
Ugama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ugama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଉଗାମା | ugama | - |
| Ugama in the Hindi language | ||
| उगमा | ugama | 98.4 |
| ऊगमा | ugama | 1.17 |
| उग्ामा | ugama | 0.12 |
| उगम | ugama | 0.06 |
| ़ऊगमा | ugama | 0.04 |
| उ़गमा | ugama | 0.04 |
| ऊ़गमा | ugama | 0.03 |
| उगामा | ugama | 0.03 |
| उगमा़ | ugama | 0.03 |
| उजमा | ujama | 0.01 |
| Ugama in the Marathi language | ||
| उगमा | ugama | 87.5 |
| उग्मा | ugma | 12.5 |
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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 Ugama
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