Vuguziga Surname

130,525th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,466 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Vuguziga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vuguziga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda3,4111:3,332821
Uganda511:765,47637,015
China21:683,660,78330,601
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Vuguziga (2,182) may also be a first name.

Vuguziga Last Name Facts

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

Vuguziga is more frequently found in Rwanda than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Vuguziga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vuguziga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vuguziga is the 130,525th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,102,581 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Vuguziga are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Vuguziga is also the 160,445th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 2,182 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Rwanda, where it is held by 3,411 people, or 1 in 3,332. Not including Rwanda this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent live and China, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vugauziga943/
Vvuguziga941/
Vuguoziga941/
Vugaziga882/
Fuguziga881/
Vuguzica881/
Bogosiga506/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Vuguziga
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