Mbugi Surname
Approximately 7,592 people bear this surname
Mbugi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 6,540 | 1:8,095 | 1,059 |
| Kenya | 1,026 | 1:45,010 | 4,647 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mbugi (178) may also be a first name.
Mbugi Demographics
Mbugi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mbugi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbugi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mbugi occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbugi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 65,721st most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 959,898 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbugi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mbugi is also the 683,417th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 178 people.
The last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 6,540 people, or 1 in 8,095. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Iringa Region, where 30 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 20 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 14 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.
Mbugi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Mbugi last name is principally Christian (93%) in Kenya.
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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 Mbugi
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