Mouga Surname
Approximately 769 people bear this surname
Mouga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 476 | 1:43,632 | 5,773 |
| Portugal | 198 | 1:52,617 | 2,944 |
| Niger | 25 | 1:767,681 | 17,983 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Mouga (125) may also be a first name.
Mouga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mouga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mouga (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﻕ, Hindi: मौगा) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mouga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 444,080th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 9,476,653 people. Mouga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Mouga reside; 53 percent reside in Central Africa and 53 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mouga is also the 832,731st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 125 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 476 people, or 1 in 43,632. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Littoral Region, where 36 percent live, Centre Region, where 31 percent live and West Region, where 14 percent live. Other than Cameroon this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 26 percent live and Niger, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mouga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mouga in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻮﻕ | mwq | - |
| Mouga in the Hindi language | ||
| मौगा | mauga | - |
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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
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