Muga Surname

34,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Muga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8,2031:5,630777
India1,5801:485,48424,633
Chile9551:18,4471,219
Argentina8951:47,7584,028
Spain6941:67,3666,027
Philippines5961:169,86327,658
Tanzania4601:115,09011,049
Indonesia4521:292,58726,121
Papua New Guinea3391:24,0522,643
Bolivia2771:38,3262,368
United States1691:2,144,727135,635
Peru1411:225,4199,821
Uganda1011:386,52824,497
Russia971:1,485,805102,006
Belarus581:163,81122,061
Brazil571:3,755,690104,031
Malaysia471:627,53730,158
Romania421:478,04536,914
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
France301:2,214,091176,965
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Ecuador271:589,10511,569
Mexico271:4,597,26727,985
Uruguay241:142,99012,722
England241:2,321,58686,519
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Taiwan171:1,379,1039,281
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Solomon Islands101:58,00311,702
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Estonia81:165,22626,217
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
China21:683,660,78330,601
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Müga (1) are calculated separately.

Muga (9,167) may also be a first name.

Muga Last Name Facts

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

Muga (Arabic: موغا, Hindi: मुगा, Marathi: मुगा, Oriya: ମୁଗା, Russian: Муга) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Müga. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muga? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 34,066th most widespread last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 468,411 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 57 percent of Muga are found; 56 percent are found in East Africa and 34 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Muga is also the 64,885th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 9,167 people.

This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 8,203 people, or 1 in 5,630. In Kenya Muga is primarily found in: Nairobi County, where 20 percent live, Kisumu County, where 20 percent live and Homa Bay County, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya it is found in 61 countries. It is also found in India, where 10 percent live and Chile, where 6 percent live.

Muga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Muga has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Muga surname rose 2,817 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Muga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Muga last name is predominantly Christian (99%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Muga last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Muga earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 0.17% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,418 per year; in South Africa they earn 95.68% less than the national average, earning R 10,260 per year and in United States they earn 14.5% more than the national average, earning $49,405 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Müga921/
Munga8947,410/
Muiga892,464/
Mugha892,197/
Muega892,045/
Mugas891,896/
Mauga891,371/
Mugad89989/
Mugai89913/
Mugaa89822/
Mugga89803/
Mouga89769/
Mguga89641/
Mugah89532/
Mugat89260/
Mugoa89226/
Muuga89201/
Mugau89164/
Mugea89128/
Musga89118/
Mugay89118/
Mugaj8979/
Meuga8975/
Muyga896/
Mugap895/
Mhuga892/
Muhga891/
Mucga891/
Mugaz891/
Mmuga891/
Mungai8071,603/
Muigai8020,639/
Mugaya805,517/
Maunga804,894/
Muinga802,775/
Mounga801,386/
Mougas801,089/
Mungau80564/
Mhunga80291/
Mungay80246/
Mougaa80205/
Mungga80202/
Mugaja80199/
Mugaas80186/
Mugaid80161/
Mugeha80157/
Mougai80105/
Mahuga8099/
Muggah8078/
Mmunga8070/
Mughaa8068/
Mougaz8067/
Mugaha8052/
Maugat8044/
Mousga8041/
Mungha8038/
Mughas8033/
Mougga8029/
Mougha8027/
Muguha8023/
Mungaa8017/
Meunga8016/
Maugas8015/
Mugapp8014/
Mougay8014/
Mmugha8013/
Meugat8011/
Mughaz8011/
Mughai8010/
Mugais8010/
Mughad808/
Mouhga807/
Maugha806/
Mugadh806/
Mungaj806/
Mughat806/
Muigah805/
Muugaa805/
Mughah805/
Mugahd805/
Mugash804/
Mughga804/
M'Unga804/
Mougaï804/
Mougah803/
Mugass803/
Maugea802/
Mugahu802/
Maugay802/
Muggay802/
Meugha802/
Mugaia802/
Muggha802/
Maugah802/
Maugga801/
Musgat801/
Munnga801/
Muhnga801/
Mugadd801/
Mugaiz801/
Muggau801/
Hmunga801/
Mguuga801/
Maugad801/
Mougad801/
Musgad801/
Mung'a801/
Muynga801/
Muínga801/
Mugait801/
Maukga801/
M'Muga801/
Mugajj801/
Mukgau801/
Muigha801/
Muggas801/
Mugaai801/
Maugau800/
Mugo7565,431/
Moga7524,653/
Mugi756,837/
Muge753,744/
Miga752,769/
Móga75196/
Mugy756/
Mugí751/
Moungai73783/
Mung'au73562/
M'Munga73226/
Moungay73158/
Moungha73124/
Muijnga7368/
Mousgas7363/
Moungah7331/
Moughaz7318/
Munggai7317/
Moughga7315/
Moughas7312/
Maughat7310/
Moungaï7310/
Mugheea739/
Moughah738/
Mougass737/
Munggau737/
Maungga736/
Muingai736/
Mughais735/
Mougaya735/
Munghai734/
Munggay734/
Mung'aa734/
Maugaut734/
Mughaya733/
Mugaaya733/
Maugaia733/
Mungaai732/
Moungaã732/
Munghau732/
Mun'gau732/
Maungha732/
Mougahe731/
Mugaish731/
Muggiga731/
Mouggas731/
Munhgha731/
Maughea731/
Mougaud731/
Moughoa731/
Moujgai731/
Mughath731/
Mughoha731/
Mugaahe731/
Mugaitė731/
Muguuha731/
Mousgha731/
Mungaih731/
Munghah731/
Muigais731/
Moughai731/
Mung'ai731/
Mughaiz731/
Maungau731/
Muggach730/
Maughay730/
Muggath730/
Maugaus730/
Maugaha730/
Mouggay730/
Muggais730/
Mogga6714,317/
Mungo679,222/
Mogha678,336/
Munge676,956/
Mungi674,747/
Maugo672,283/
Mugot672,031/
Mauge671,402/
Muego67863/
Mugoh67828/
Mougo67733/
Mugge67709/
Migau67658/
Mugis67617/
Mhoga67587/
Mogoa67575/
Muger67546/
Migay67545/
Maugi67419/
Mougy67403/
Migai67326/
Mogai67306/
Mughe67265/
Mugho67247/
Mooga67224/
Mugie67173/
Mouge67169/
Mhuge67168/
Mogau67144/
Maugy67137/
Migga67129/
Mughi67125/
Musgo67123/
Muigo67112/
Muggi67109/
Mugoo67105/
Muggy67104/
Mogea67100/
Muggo6787/
Migaľ6786/
Meuge6785/
Maugé6785/
Mhiga6779/
Mugui6775/
Muges6766/
Muugi6763/
Mugeh6760/
Mugii6760/
Moega6758/
Mogay6754/
Mougi6748/
Muget6747/
Mmoga6742/
Muige6735/
Migha6734/
Mugid6728/
Mujge6724/
Mugoi6723/
Mhugo6722/
Mugauova6721/
Mugee6719/
Muuge6719/
Migah6718/
Mujgi6714/
Mugit6714/
Migaa6714/
Mokga6714/
Mhugi6713/
Meugo6713/
Muigi6713/
Mugos6713/
Mmiga6712/
Muguy6711/
Mugop6711/
Mogaa6710/
Mugoy6710/
Mugod679/
Miega679/
Mugih678/
Meugé678/
Mmoughga676/
Musge675/
Mugez675/
Mgugi674/
Mikga674/
Mguge674/
Mogaj673/
Mugou673/
Mugaiová672/
Mugiy672/
Mihga672/
Meugi672/
Mugey672/
Moughass672/
Mmugi672/
Musgy671/
Mungj671/
Mukgi671/
Mugayova671/
Muged671/
Mmugo671/
Mugerowa671/
Mughaith671/
Moungaai671/
Moungaha671/
Musgi671/
Muhge671/
Mocga671/
Mogaï671/
Muyge671/
Muugo671/
Mukgo671/
Muhgo671/

Muga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muga in the Marathi language
मुगाmuga97.66
मूगाmuga2.34
Muga in the Oriya language
ମୁଗାmuga55.48
ମୁଗmuga41.29
ମୂଗାmuga2.58
Muga in the Hindi language
मुगाmuga53.28
मूगाmuga45.97
मूगााmugaa0.19
मूंगाmunga0.19
मुगाज़्mugaz0.19
Muga in the Russian language
Мугаmuga-
Muga in the Arabic language
موغاmwgha-

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