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 is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wandugwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,348,199th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wandugwa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 62 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 163 people, or 1 in 239,505. In Uganda Wandugwa is mostly found in: Mbale District, where 37 percent live, Sironko District, where 26 percent live and Buikwe District, where 12 percent live. Other than Uganda Wandugwa exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 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
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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