Mug Surname

544,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mug Surname Definition:

From Mogg, a nickname for Margaret.

Mug Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan3551:503,2228,670
India1101:6,973,322154,831
Kenya441:1,049,54334,647
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Mug (1,096) may also be a first name.

Mug Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Mogg, a nickname for Margaret.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Mug Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mug (Hindi: मूग, Marathi: मूग, Oriya: ମୁଗ, Russian: Муг) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mug? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 544,808th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,393,786 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Mug are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 61 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Mug is also the 241,052nd most frequently held given name at a global level, held by 1,096 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 355 people, or 1 in 503,222. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 57 percent are found, Sindh, where 26 percent are found and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 12 percent are found. Beside Pakistan this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also common in India, where 19 percent are found and Kenya, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mugh861,572/
Moug86641/
Mugg86526/
Maug86340/
Muug8620/
Muig865/
Mugs865/
Muhg863/
Meug862/
Hmug861/
Mucg861/
Mugx861/
Musg861/
Mmug861/
Mhug861/
Muigg75660/
Mough75654/
Maugg75151/
Maugh75138/
Mugås7536/
Mugue7533/
Muggs7519/
Mahug759/
Musgh759/
Mugke758/
Mgugh756/
Mushg752/
Muigz752/
Muugh751/
Mugsh751/
Mugch751/
Muqgh751/
Mhgug751/
Muscg751/
Mhaug751/
Mhugh750/
Muigs750/
Meugh750/
Mog6712,467/
Muc674,657/
Mux672,095/
Muk672,094/
Mugowa67604/
Maugue67322/
Mougue67206/
Mmough6767/
Meugue6717/
Muq6711/
Muschg679/
Mhuugh671/
Mgough671/
Musgue671/

Mug Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mug in the Oriya language
ମୁଗmuga96.72
ମୂଗmuga2.94
Mug in the Marathi language
मूगmuga77.12
मुगmuga22.88
Mug in the Hindi language
मूगmuga64.52
मुगmuga35.48
Mug in the Russian language
Мугmug-

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