Shuga

Shuga Meaning & Origin

About Shuga
The surname Shuga is of Ukrainian origin and is derived from the word "shuga," meaning "sugar" in Ukrainian. It is a metonymic occupational name given to someone involved in the sugar industry or someone who worked with sugar, such as a sugar merchant or a sugar mill worker. The surname Shuga may also have been used as a nickname for someone with a sweet or pleasant disposition.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Shuga is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Shuga: 121
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 138,304
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Shuga based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Shuga is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
XK
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
SH UW1 G AH0
🌐 IPA
/shuga*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('XK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Shuga in Braille

Here's how to represent Shuga in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Shuga in braille

How to sign the name Shuga using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Shuga using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Shuga in sign language

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