Wugu Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Wugu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wugu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan471:498,8243,776
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Wugu (1,271) may also be a first name.

Wugu Last Name Facts

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

Wugu occurs more in Taiwan more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wugu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wugu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,394,033rd most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Wugu live; 77 percent live in East Asia and 77 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Wugu is also the 221,247th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,271 people.

The surname is most frequent in Taiwan, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 498,824. In Taiwan it is most prevalent in: Taichung City, where 21 percent reside, Kaohsiung City, where 17 percent reside and Taoyuan City, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Taiwan this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 13 percent reside and Indonesia, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waugu898/
Wugou891/
Wuggu891/
Wugut890/
Wungou8038/
Waugus8027/
Wougou802/
Wougut801/
Wunguh801/
Wogu751,939/
Bugu751,361/
Wigu7560/
Vugu753/
Waughau732/
Wougueu731/
Waughup730/
Vungu673,313/
Bugau67156/
Whogu6756/
Buggu6756/
Vuggu6751/
Bughu6744/
Bougu6714/
Bucgu677/
Baugu672/
Wiggu672/
Whaughup672/
Wugoo671/
Vuguh671/
Wwogu671/
Vughu671/

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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 Wugu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis