Wandugwa Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wandugwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wandugwa 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
Uganda1631:239,50518,058
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Wandugwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wandugwa occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wandugwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wandugwa is the 1,348,199th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. The surname Wandugwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wandugwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 239,505. In Uganda Wandugwa is mostly concentrated in: Mbale District, where 37 percent are found, Sironko District, where 26 percent are found and Buikwe District, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Uganda Wandugwa exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

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
Wandungwa943/
Wandukwa881,769/
Wandigwa8872/
Wandikwa751/
Wandukua751/
Bandukwa751/
Wasindukua671/
Wandikwo633/
Wondugue631/
Uhondugba591/
Wondougui591/
Bandouguou562/
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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 Wandugwa
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