Wadugu Surname
Approximately 536 people bear this surname
Wadugu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 507 | 1:104,421 | 10,188 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Wadugu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wadugu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wadugu is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wadugu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 584,278th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 13,596,168 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wadugu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 507 people, or 1 in 104,421. In Tanzania Wadugu is most numerous in: Mara Region, where 59 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 30 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 8 percent are found. Barring Tanzania Wadugu exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 3 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wadougou | 86 | 5 | / |
| Badugu | 83 | 22,763 | / |
| Vadugu | 83 | 2,082 | / |
| Wedugu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uadugu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vaidugu | 77 | 75 | / |
| Baduugu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Baadugu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Badhugu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waudogu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vaduguu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baddugu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Badougou | 71 | 49 | / |
| Vaiduguu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaydhugu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wodougou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bodugu | 67 | 1,048 | / |
| Vodugu | 67 | 204 | / |
| Woudougou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vadigu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baidougou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uodugu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voodugu | 62 | 20 | / |
| Wadigou | 62 | 4 | / |
| Bodhugu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Vaidigu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Boddugu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Vedhugu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Veedugu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bodougou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Boudougou | 53 | 34 | / |
| Boudoughou | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Wadugu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis