Wandugu Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Wandugu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wandugu 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
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wandugu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wandugu is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wandugu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wandugu is the 5,812,366th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Wandugu is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Wandugu reside; 55 percent reside in East Africa and 45 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Wandugu is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda Wandugu is most numerous in: Bushenyi District, where 25 percent live, Kampala District, where 25 percent live and Lamwo District, where 25 percent live. Aside from Uganda it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 18 percent live and Nigeria, where 18 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
Wandhungu882/
Wasindugu881/
Bandugu8650/
Wandogu8616/
Vandugu861/
Wandigu861/
Banddugu801/
Bandougou7530/
Vandougou755/
Bondugu711/
Bandoughou711/
Wandigau677/
Boundougou591/
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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 Wandugu
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