Mbugani Surname

811,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 344 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mbugani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbugani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3021:175,30315,310
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Mbugani (11) may also be a first name.

Mbugani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbugani occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mbugani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbugani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 811,192nd most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 21,184,726 people. The last name Mbugani is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbugani reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mbugani is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 11 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 302 people, or 1 in 175,303. In Tanzania Mbugani is most prevalent in: Morogoro Region, where 31 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 24 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 23 percent reside. Other than Tanzania Mbugani is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside and Belgium, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbougani932/
Mboungani885/
Mbunganyi881/
Mbugane8657/
Mbugana861/
Mbungane806/
Mbughoni801/
Mboganie801/
Mbucgane801/
Mbhungane7516/
Mbogoni711,611/
Mbogane7156/
Mbogana714/
Mbogone571/
Mbogouney501/

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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 Mbugani
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