Mbagaya Surname

401,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mbagaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbagaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda5221:74,7888,182
Kenya2631:175,58913,278
Tanzania821:645,62938,896
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mbagaya (16) may also be a first name.

Mbagaya Last Name Facts

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

Mbagaya occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbagaya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mbagaya is the 401,442nd most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 8,328,624 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbagaya reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mbagaya is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used forename world-wide. It is borne by 16 people.

This surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 522 people, or 1 in 74,788. In Uganda Mbagaya is most common in: Kiruhura District, where 14 percent are found, Kamwenge District, where 8 percent are found and Isingiro District, where 8 percent are found. Barring Uganda Mbagaya exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 30 percent are found and Tanzania, where 9 percent are found.

Mbagaya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mbagaya last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbangaya932/
Mmbagaya931/
Mbaggaya931/
Mbagaaya931/
Mbaagaya931/
M'Bagaya931/
Mbagaye8614/
Mwagaya864/
Mbagayo863/
Mbagayi863/
Mbogaya861/
Mbhagay861/
Mbagaja861/
Mbaga8320,014/
Mwangaya80370/
Mbongaya8058/
Mbangayi8014/
Mbangaye805/
Mbangoya804/
Mbangayo804/
Mbangayu801/
Mmbaga7719,503/
Mbagha77405/
Mbagga7760/
Mbaaga7742/
Mbaiga7721/
Mbagau778/
Mbogaa778/
Mvagay778/
Mbagye775/
M'Baga773/
Mbagai772/
Mbauga772/
Mwagaa771/
Mbangy771/
Mbakga771/
Mbaigy771/
Mbagae771/
Mbahga771/
Mboungaya7510/
Mbagayehe751/
Mwangay7169/
Mbangea7168/
Mbaaiga7134/
Mbogoya7114/
Mwageya7113/
Mbagaji719/
Nwagaya714/
Mmbagga713/
Mwagayu711/
Mwagaja711/
M'Mbaga711/
Mbangai711/
Mbagoye711/
Mbagawe711/
Mbaaaga711/
Mbaugha711/
Mbhagha711/
Mbegeya711/
Mbagoyi711/
M'Bagha711/
Mboga676,794/
Mwangoya67875/
Muangayu67644/
Mbongoya67168/
Mbage67164/
Muangayi67157/
Mbagi67147/
Mbangiye6782/
Mbangiyo6741/
Mwangayi6728/
Mbongayo6727/
Mwaguhya6718/
Nbaga6711/
Mbangoye679/
Mbogoyah677/
Mwangiya675/
Muangeya674/
N'Wagaya674/
Mbongeya672/
Mvangaye671/
Muangaye671/
Nbaghaha671/
Mbangawe671/

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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 Mbagaya
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