Mugafa Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mugafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mugafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mugafa (97) may also be a first name.

Mugafa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mugafa has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mugafa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugafa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Mugafa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mugafa live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 962,660th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 97 people.

The last name Mugafa is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kamuli District, where 100 percent reside. Beside Uganda Mugafa occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 25 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mugaffa9222/
Mungafah8614/
Mugofa8353/
Mugefa831/
Mungofa772,536/
Mougafi7781/
Mughofa7757/
Mugaffi7716/
Musgofa773/
Mughafi772/
Moghafa772/
Mungofah7113/
Mugapfer711/
Moughafi711/
Mungapha711/
Mogafe67816/
Mogafi67278/
Moungaafi6714/
Mugofo6710/
Mogofa672/
Moungafou671/

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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 Mugafa
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