Waguma Surname
Approximately 819 people bear this surname
Waguma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 754 | 1:51,776 | 6,238 |
| Kenya | 33 | 1:1,399,391 | 35,649 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Waguma (24) may also be a first name.
Waguma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waguma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waguma is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waguma? popularity and diffusion
It is the 422,941st most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,898,102 people. Waguma is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Waguma live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 24 people.
The surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 754 people, or 1 in 51,776. In Uganda Waguma is mostly concentrated in: Namutumba District, where 14 percent live, Kampala District, where 11 percent live and Wakiso District, where 10 percent live. Aside from Uganda it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 4 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waiguma | 92 | 120 | / |
| Wagguma | 92 | 5 | / |
| Baguma | 83 | 63,516 | / |
| Wagima | 83 | 147 | / |
| Wagoma | 83 | 30 | / |
| Weguma | 83 | 19 | / |
| Wagume | 83 | 13 | / |
| Woguma | 83 | 7 | / |
| Wagumi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Vaguma | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wagumo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bagouma | 77 | 1,704 | / |
| Waigumo | 77 | 1,049 | / |
| Baghuma | 77 | 84 | / |
| Wagimah | 77 | 76 | / |
| Waigumi | 77 | 53 | / |
| Wagimai | 77 | 52 | / |
| Baguuma | 77 | 9 | / |
| Vanguma | 77 | 8 | / |
| Bagumma | 77 | 6 | / |
| Bagumay | 77 | 6 | / |
| Bagguma | 77 | 6 | / |
| Wangumo | 77 | 5 | / |
| Waigume | 77 | 5 | / |
| Bagumah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bagauma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baiguma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baaguma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wangumi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baghouma | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bagoumaa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bagume | 67 | 5,151 | / |
| Wagome | 67 | 66 | / |
| Wagimo | 67 | 52 | / |
| Boguma | 67 | 20 | / |
| Bagumi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wogoma | 67 | 15 | / |
| Bagumo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vagima | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vagumo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wogima | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Waguma
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