Muga Surname
Approximately 15,558 people bear this surname
Muga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 8,203 | 1:5,630 | 777 |
| India | 1,580 | 1:485,484 | 24,633 |
| Chile | 955 | 1:18,447 | 1,219 |
| Argentina | 895 | 1:47,758 | 4,028 |
| Spain | 694 | 1:67,366 | 6,027 |
| Philippines | 596 | 1:169,863 | 27,658 |
| Tanzania | 460 | 1:115,090 | 11,049 |
| Indonesia | 452 | 1:292,587 | 26,121 |
| Papua New Guinea | 339 | 1:24,052 | 2,643 |
| Bolivia | 277 | 1:38,326 | 2,368 |
| United States | 169 | 1:2,144,727 | 135,635 |
| Peru | 141 | 1:225,419 | 9,821 |
| Uganda | 101 | 1:386,528 | 24,497 |
| Russia | 97 | 1:1,485,805 | 102,006 |
| Belarus | 58 | 1:163,811 | 22,061 |
| Brazil | 57 | 1:3,755,690 | 104,031 |
| Malaysia | 47 | 1:627,537 | 30,158 |
| Romania | 42 | 1:478,045 | 36,914 |
| Nigeria | 39 | 1:4,542,122 | 122,724 |
| France | 30 | 1:2,214,091 | 176,965 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Ecuador | 27 | 1:589,105 | 11,569 |
| Mexico | 27 | 1:4,597,267 | 27,985 |
| Uruguay | 24 | 1:142,990 | 12,722 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Taiwan | 17 | 1:1,379,103 | 9,281 |
| Poland | 17 | 1:2,235,809 | 104,965 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Solomon Islands | 10 | 1:58,003 | 11,702 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Cuba | 5 | 1:2,304,543 | 8,951 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Müga (1) are calculated separately.
Muga (9,167) may also be a first name.
Muga Demographics
Average Male Muga Height
176 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Muga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Muga (Arabic: موغا, Hindi: मुगा, Marathi: मुगा, Oriya: ମୁଗା, Russian: Муга) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Müga. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Muga? popularity and diffusion
Muga is the 34,066th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 468,411 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 57 percent of Muga reside; 56 percent reside in East Africa and 34 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Muga is also the 64,885th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 9,167 people.
Muga is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 8,203 people, or 1 in 5,630. In Kenya Muga is most frequent in: Nairobi County, where 20 percent reside, Kisumu County, where 20 percent reside and Homa Bay County, where 18 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in 61 countries. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent reside and Chile, where 6 percent reside.
Muga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Muga has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Muga surname expanded 2,817 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Muga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Muga last name is primarily Christian (99%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Muga surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% 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
Muga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muga in the Marathi language | ||
| मुगा | muga | 97.66 |
| मूगा | muga | 2.34 |
| Muga in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁଗା | muga | 55.48 |
| ମୁଗ | muga | 41.29 |
| ମୂଗା | muga | 2.58 |
| Muga in the Hindi language | ||
| मुगा | muga | 53.28 |
| मूगा | muga | 45.97 |
| मूगाा | mugaa | 0.19 |
| मूंगा | munga | 0.19 |
| मुगाज़् | mugaz | 0.19 |
| Muga in the Russian language | ||
| Муга | muga | - |
| Muga in the Arabic language | ||
| موغا | mwgha | - |
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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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- 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 Muga
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