Wugo Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wugo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wugo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1391:1,274,40850,756
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Wugo (87) may also be a first name.

Wugo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wugo is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Wugo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wugo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,286,243rd most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Wugo live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,024,927th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 87 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 139 people, or 1 in 1,274,408. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Rivers, where 94 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent live and Bayelsa, where 1 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 12 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waugo8940/
Wougo8914/
Wugou891/
Wugoh891/
Wugoo891/
Wungou8038/
Wunggo8038/
Wougoh8011/
Wougou802/
Wgougo801/
Wougoï801/
Bugo751,167/
Wuga75472/
Wogo75410/
Wigo75236/
Vugo753/
Waughop7368/
Bugoo67466/
Wugah67428/
Bugoy67321/
Bougo67320/
Wogou67239/
Vungo67204/
Bugho67167/
Wauga6762/
Vougo6756/
Buigo6751/
Bugoi6741/
Woego6736/
Baugo6735/
Wigho6735/
Beugo6723/
Wouga6721/
Wugha6718/
Buggo6711/
Vugho6711/
Wiggo679/
Whogo676/
Bugoj675/
Woogo673/
Weuga673/
Wugaa672/
Wusga672/
Wiego672/
Vugos671/
Vugoa671/
Wogoi671/
Wugat671/
Vugoy671/

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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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  • 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 Wugo
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