Mgoja Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mgoja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mgoja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mgoja Last Name Facts

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

Mgoja is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mgoja.

How Common Is The Last Name Mgoja? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Mgoja occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgoja reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Mgoja is most prevalent in: Kilifi County, where 80 percent live and Mombasa County, where 20 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 14 percent live and Tanzania, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mngoja912/
Mghoja911/
Moja894,498/
Mgoa89543/
Mgoj891/
Mhoja8018,887/
Mgojo801,353/
Mgoza801,038/
Mgoya80365/
Mgeja80302/
Mouja80265/
Mojah80190/
Mgoji80167/
Mooja8023/
Moaja8022/
Mmoja8014/
Mgoje807/
Mohja807/
Mgosa806/
Mgaja804/
Mojđa802/
Mgija801/
Myoja801/
Moa7521,480/
Moj751,778/
Mngoya732,666/
Mngoje73139/
Mgouya73101/
Moujah7365/
Mngoji7328/
Mojahe7326/
Mojaja7323/
Mngeja7315/
Mojaya7310/
Mngojo739/
Mhojah735/
Mojova734/
Mojowa734/
Mojahd732/
Mohaja732/
Mgajah732/
Moujap732/
Mouhja732/
Mohjap732/
Mojaha732/
McGoha731/
Mhioja731/
Mngaja731/
Mgozah731/
Mgoyza731/
Mngoza731/
Moya67265,709/
Maja6723,805/
Meja6710,368/
Moji677,661/
Muja676,469/
Moia675,732/
Mija673,693/
Mojo673,261/
Moje673,187/
Mingoia671,791/
Moij671,723/
Muoa671,071/
Mouj67567/
Mooa67337/
Mgoi67253/
Mioa67190/
Myja67183/
Mgau67134/
Mmoa6791/
Mgaa6785/
Mojš6784/
Mengoya6776/
Mhoa6761/
Mingoya6745/
Mgai6721/
Mengoza6717/
Mgou6713/
Mojj6711/
Myoa6710/
Hmoa679/
Mgoy678/
Mojy677/
Mgoe677/
Moța676/
Mgay675/
Mgae675/
Mooj675/
Mojh673/
Mgea673/
Mojt673/
Mioj672/
Mguj672/
Mingaja672/
Myoj672/
Mmoj672/
Mhoj672/
Moyj671/
Mohjaha671/
Moujaha671/
Moïa671/
Mojhova671/
Mojá671/
Mohjova671/
Mája671/
Māja671/
Hmoj671/

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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 Mgoja
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis