Ugama Surname

136,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ugama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ugama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,7261:64,9834,771
Tanzania4901:108,04410,487
India321:23,970,793327,222
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

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

Ugama (Hindi: उगमा, Marathi: उगमा, Oriya: ଉଗାମା) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ugama? popularity and diffusion

Ugama is the 136,498th most common family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,216,407 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ugama reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 54,496th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 11,905 people.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,726 people, or 1 in 64,983. In Nigeria Ugama is mostly concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 50 percent reside, Benue, where 17 percent reside and Enugu, where 10 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Ugama occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 15 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uegama91826/
Ungama9166/
Ugamah9145/
Ugaama9139/
Ugamma9117/
Ugamas915/
Ugamea913/
Ugamai912/
Gugama912/
Ougama911/
Ugamaa911/
Uggama911/
Hugama911/
Ungamma838/
Haugama836/
Hungama832/
Augamea831/
Gougama831/
Ougamai831/
Hugamai831/
Igama803,230/
Ogama801,567/
Ugema80482/
Ugoma80348/
Ugami8094/
Ugame8025/
Ugamo8016/
Houngama771/
Ighama73242/
Usgame73240/
Gugami73166/
Ugomma7386/
Oghama7363/
Ugemah7346/
Ogamma7337/
Iggama7331/
Jigama7326/
Ougame735/
Ugomah734/
Augema733/
Ogamah733/
Eugema733/
Ugooma733/
Gugoma732/
Igaama732/
Ogauma732/
Igamaa731/
Ugamot731/
Ugamod731/
Higama731/
Igaema731/
Ughoma731/
Ugaimo731/
Hogama731/
Uggame731/
Gougame678/
Higgama675/
Hungamo673/
Haugamo673/
Ougouma672/
Oggamma671/
Jigaima671/
Hungame671/
Ighamah671/
Highama671/
Ughomah671/

Ugama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ugama in the Oriya language
ଉଗାମାugama-
Ugama in the Hindi language
उगमाugama98.4
ऊगमाugama1.17
उग्ामाugama0.12
उगमugama0.06
़ऊगमाugama0.04
उ़गमाugama0.04
ऊ़गमाugama0.03
उगामाugama0.03
उगमा़ugama0.03
उजमाujama0.01
Ugama in the Marathi language
उगमाugama87.5
उग्माugma12.5

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