Uguma Surname

708,658th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 414 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Uguma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uguma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3861:458,91923,339
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Uguma (92) may also be a first name.

Uguma Last Name Facts

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

Uguma is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Uguma? popularity and diffusion

The surname Uguma is the 708,658th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 17,602,768 people. The last name Uguma occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Uguma reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uguma is also the 992,070th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 92 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 386 people, or 1 in 458,919. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Cross River, where 55 percent live, Benue, where 19 percent live and Taraba, where 10 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 4 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guguma9116/
Huguma918/
Unguma911/
Augusma83360/
Hunguma8335/
Ougouma832/
Gouguma831/
Augumad831/
Gugumea831/
Ougumat831/
Ugumatt830/
Oguma8031,141/
Iguma802,121/
Ugoma80348/
Ugumo808/
Ugume802/
Gougouma77925/
Augusmat7712/
Ougoumay774/
Hougouma772/
Higuma731,155/
Igumah73428/
Oghuma73382/
Ogouma73290/
Ugomma7386/
Ogumma7321/
Gugumi7318/
Ougume7314/
Ungumi738/
Hugume734/
Gugume733/
Gugumo733/
Ugooma733/
Igumha733/
Igumay733/
Ogumha732/
Ogauma732/
Ogumaa731/
Hugumo731/
Jiguma731/
Ighuma731/
Ugumie731/
Ugumyi731/
Uegima731/
Igumma731/
Ughume731/
Ughoma731/
Hoguma730/
Ougoummad714/
Gougoumma712/
Augusme67141/
Haugumi6732/
Augoume6723/
Augumes679/
Ogoumah676/
Hugumis673/
Gaugumi672/
Auggima671/
Oghouma671/
Eungumo671/
Ughomah671/
Ogoumma671/
Hugumoh671/
Oguuhma671/

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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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  • 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 Uguma
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