Ugum Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ugum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ugum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria541:3,280,42199,135
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Ugum (114) may also be a first name.

Ugum Last Name Facts

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

Ugum (Marathi: उगुम, Russian: Угум) is most common in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ugum.

How Common Is The Last Name Ugum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,736,881st most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Ugum live; 49 percent live in West Africa and 49 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ugum is also the 877,214th most prevalent given name on earth, held by 114 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 3,280,421. In Nigeria Ugum is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 91 percent are found, Abia, where 7 percent are found and Cross River, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent are found and Malaysia, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Đugum89374/
Ungum89225/
Gugum89160/
Hugum8930/
Uggum8917/
Augum896/
Ugume892/
Ugoum891/
Eugum891/
Uygum891/
Haugum80417/
Hungum8083/
Hougum8037/
Unggum8028/
Ougume8014/
Hughum8013/
Hugume804/
Ougoum801/
Ughume801/
Ugueum801/
Huhgum801/
Aughum800/
Ogum751,667/
Ugom75265/
Igum75213/
Ugun75129/
Augusme73141/
Augoume7323/
Gougoum733/
Hougoum733/
Houghum731/
Uygun6734,901/
Uçgun671,843/
Ungun67496/
Gugun67228/
Higum67127/
Augun67121/
Usgun6781/
Ugung6735/
Hugom6733/
Ogoum6721/
Oguum6713/
Ugunc678/
Jigum678/
Ucgun677/
Uggun677/
Oggum677/
Hugun676/
Hogum676/
Uigun675/
Ugune673/
Oghum672/
Ugund671/
Ougom671/
Ugoun671/
Igaum671/
Đugun671/
Auguń671/
Ougun671/
Ughom671/
Eugun670/

Ugum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ugum in the Marathi language
उगुमuguma-
Ugum in the Russian language
Угумugum-

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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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  • 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 Ugum
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