Zavuga Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Zavuga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zavuga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3331:117,23511,253
England41:13,929,515290,718
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Zavuga (17) may also be a first name.

Zavuga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zavuga is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zavuga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 821,713th most common last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 21,560,787 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Zavuga reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Zavuga is also the 2,694,839th most frequent first name internationally, held by 17 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 333 people, or 1 in 117,235. In Uganda Zavuga is mostly concentrated in: Kampala District, where 19 percent reside, Wakiso District, where 9 percent reside and Mukono District, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda Zavuga exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and Norway, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaavuga929/
Zzavuga925/
Zavugga924/
Zavuuga922/
Zavunga921/
Zabuga83551/
Javuga8349/
Zawuga831/
Zabunga7775/
Savunga7737/
Zawunga771/
Zabouga771/
Chavuga771/
Giaveuga717/
Zabhunga711/
Cabuga671,774/
Sabuga67381/
Zoviga6792/
Saviga6751/
Sevuga677/
Jabuga672/
Zobuga671/
Jawuga671/
Savugo671/

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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 Zavuga
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