Maugu Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Maugu Surname User-submission:

Maugu is a Meru surname, meaning 'bee hives'. People with this name were born in an area with many bee hives.

Maugu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1081:427,59223,179
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Maugu (128) may also be a first name.

Maugu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Maugu is a Meru surname, meaning 'bee hives'. People with this name were born in an area with many bee hives.

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Maugu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maugu (Hindi: माुगु, Marathi: मौगु, Russian: Маугу) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maugu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,710,039th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Maugu are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Maugu is also the 821,896th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 128 people.

It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 427,592. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Tharaka Nithi County, where 90 percent live, Embu County, where 8 percent live and Kajiado County, where 1 percent live. Barring Kenya it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 4 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.

Maugu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Maugu surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahugu911,569/
Maungu911,233/
Mayugu91458/
Maughu91197/
Majugu9118/
Maugou912/
Maugau910/
Maugus910/
Magu896,568/
Mugu892,396/
Mayungu83504/
Majungu8325/
Maugaut834/
Maugout832/
Maungou832/
Maughuu831/
Maiungu831/
Majuugu831/
Mayuugu831/
Maungau831/
Maugaus830/
Mangu8022,737/
Magut804,426/
Mungu804,020/
Muggu801,993/
Maggu801,194/
Magus80639/
Maigu80286/
Mhugu80256/
Muguç80206/
Magud80176/
Mugut80125/
Mmagu8070/
Mugup8042/
Maguu8035/
Mgugu8029/
Maguz8024/
Muguu8021/
Makgu8021/
Maguś8020/
Mughu8016/
Muugu8015/
Mugus8015/
Muigu8014/
Mugud8013/
Meagu8012/
Maagu8012/
Maguh808/
Magup808/
Musgu804/
Maegu803/
Muguh803/
Mugou803/
Mahgu802/
Mgagu802/
Muogu801/
Maguí801/
Maguš801/
Muhgu801/
Mmugu801/
Maugoust7723/
Mayhungu772/
Mmajuogu771/
Majungau771/
Mayougou771/
Maingu7310,158/
Mhungu732,332/
Mougou731,094/
Manggu73445/
Muyagu73444/
Munggu73222/
Magueu73220/
Mahagu73142/
Maangu73141/
Maigut73114/
Mhangu7391/
Munguh7387/
Mayegu7373/
Muingu7365/
Mujegu7360/
Meangu7338/
Mugueu7334/
Mungou7325/
Muguha7323/
Moungu7323/
Mughud7319/
Masgut7319/
Mehagu7318/
Masgud7315/
Maguss7314/
Mayogu7310/
Majagu7310/
Munghu739/
Maigup739/
Mahgup739/
Mughus738/
Muyegu737/
Mayagu737/
Maiegu736/
Mougut736/
Mijagu735/
Maguch734/
Mughuu734/
Magguh734/
Manguj734/
Maygut733/
Maiogu733/
Mugush733/
Mugheu733/
Muguch732/
Majegu732/
Mugahu732/
Mmungu732/
Maigus732/
Mayigu732/
Majigu731/
M'Gugu731/
Maqgus731/
Mougus731/
Muguth731/
Mmuggu731/
Maeguu731/
Magust731/
Magusz731/
Maguľa731/
Majogu731/
Manguș731/
Mougup731/
Mughou731/
Mugguh731/
Moyagu731/
Meughu731/
Mujagu731/
Magutt731/
Maggut731/
Mung'u731/
Mmangu731/
Maguus731/
Maggus730/
Mayoungou71379/
Moungou671,283/
Mogu67892/
Mayangu67818/
Mayingu67702/
Muyengu67461/
Magó67451/
Muyangu67289/
Mujangu67109/
Mujingu6797/
Mayengu6796/
Mayiogu6774/
Muyingu6769/
Majangu6751/
Mahiagu6728/
Mayongu6728/
Muyeghu6726/
Magujje6726/
Majingu6721/
Mung'ou6715/
Muunguu6713/
Majengu6712/
Mougueu6712/
Mouggou679/
Maiangu679/
Mung'eu678/
Magueuh678/
Maiguth678/
Mougous676/
Majigud676/
Masguut676/
Mousgou675/
Mougouh674/
McGu673/
Mung'ui673/
Miyangu672/
Meugueu672/
Maagueu672/
Mahgueu672/
Mangguh672/
Mainggu671/
Muoguha671/
Majiogu671/
Magú671/
Machgut671/
M'Mungu671/
Maghuut671/
Magueup671/
Magù671/
Majguth671/
Mahyegu671/
Mougoud671/
Mougout671/
Mugueue671/
Mugujje671/
Muguuha671/
Mounguh671/
Meughui671/
Meyangu671/
Mungguu671/
Muyongu671/
Muyaggu671/
Mushguu671/
Mahhgup671/
Mashgut671/

Maugu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maugu in the Marathi language
मौगुmaugu-
Maugu in the Hindi language
माुगुmaugu75
मागूmagu25
Maugu in the Russian language
Маугуmaugu-

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