Wabugwa Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wabugwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wabugwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Wabugwa Last Name Facts

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

Wabugwa is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wabugwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wabugwa is the 4,532,898th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wabugwa live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 2,168,849. In Uganda it is most common in: Sironko District, where 78 percent live, Kampala District, where 6 percent live and Ssembabule District, where 6 percent live. Besides Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wabougwa931/
Wabukwa8627/
Wabugwe869/
Wobugwa861/
Wabungwe802/
Wobugwe7184/
Babucwa713/
Wabougui671/
Wobungwe671/
Babougua671/
Bavugwe571/
Babougui537/
Babougue531/
Waibouque501/
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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 Wabugwa
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