Zugu Surname

217,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,890 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Zugu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zugu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,3891:53,1896,411
Nigeria4311:411,00421,432
Papua New Guinea481:169,86923,574
Albania111:264,91415,006
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Zugu (716) may also be a first name.

Zugu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zugu is most common in The DR Congo. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Zugu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zugu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 217,033rd most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,855,844 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Zugu are found; 73 percent are found in Central Africa and 73 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 308,550th most frequent forename internationally, borne by 716 people.

It is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,389 people, or 1 in 53,189. Outside of The DR Congo this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 23 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zungu8973,112/
Dzugu89102/
Zhugu8914/
Zougu892/
Zugau892/
Zuhgu891/
Zugut891/
Zuugu891/
Zuguh891/
Zuguu891/
Zughu891/
Zugus891/
Dzungu801,520/
Zougou80681/
Zhungu80312/
Zhougu8016/
Czugut802/
Zzungu802/
Zunngu801/
Zougau801/
Zeugou801/
Zunguh801/
Jugu752,181/
Zogu751,938/
Sugu751,341/
Xugu75160/
Zugó7515/
Zeugueu7330/
Dzougou733/
Zoungou733/
Zougout731/
Dzeugou731/
Zouggou731/
Sungu6715,096/
Sugut673,221/
Suggu672,895/
Chugu67576/
Shugu67234/
Sugou67210/
Zuggó67155/
Jugus6761/
Çungu6751/
Sugau6747/
Jugut6741/
Juggu6740/
Sougu6720/
Sugus6719/
Ciugu6717/
Siugu6716/
Zoughout6713/
Jaugu679/
Sughu679/
Zhigu678/
Saugu678/
Sugud678/
Jougu678/
Jugau677/
Tsugu677/
Sgugu675/
Juguh675/
Cuguá674/
Jugup674/
Djugu673/
Jusgu673/
Suigu673/
Suugu672/
Xhugu672/
Suguu671/
Jugud671/
Cugau671/
Dzogu671/
Jughu671/
Dzunghuu671/
Jjugu671/
Juguś671/
Sugup671/
Ssugu671/
Juygu671/
Dzoungou671/

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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 Zugu
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