Uganda Surname

802,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Uganda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uganda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2821:468,96938,728
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511

Uganda (319) may also be a first name.

Uganda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Uganda (Arabic: اوغندا, Hindi: उगन्दा, Russian: Уганда) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Uganda.

How Common Is The Last Name Uganda? popularity and diffusion

Uganda is the 802,733rd most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,881,220 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Uganda reside; 83 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 81 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 491,536th most frequently occurring given name worldwide, borne by 319 people.

It is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is held by 282 people, or 1 in 468,969. In Indonesia Uganda is primarily concentrated in: Jakarta, where 51 percent are found, West Java, where 36 percent are found and West Sumatra, where 7 percent are found. Besides Indonesia Uganda is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 9 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Unganda92124/
Ouganda928/
Auganda921/
Guganda921/
Euganda921/
Gauganda861/
Ugandhah861/
Oganda833,506/
Ugande83633/
Ugando8389/
Iganda8380/
Ugonda8346/
Ugandi8346/
Ugandy831/
Ughandaai801/
Ungando77654/
Ogandoa7797/
Ugander7761/
Ugandhi7727/
Ogandah778/
Ughande777/
Ungonda774/
Hugandi771/
Ungandi771/
Ugandis771/
Higanda771/
Ighanda771/
Gugonda771/
Hugander7128/
Hugandhi7118/
Augander718/
Ungandhi717/
Highanda711/
Aungonda711/
Hughandy710/
Ogando6749,952/
Ogonda673,229/
Ugondo67641/
Ogande67420/
Igonda67253/
Ogandi6724/
Igando675/
Huchgonda672/
Ugochinda671/
Houngande671/

Uganda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Uganda in the Hindi language
उगन्दाuganda-
Uganda in the Russian language
Угандаuganda-
Uganda in the Arabic language
اوغنداawghnda-
غنداghnda-

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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 Uganda
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