Mugana Surname

719,876th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 405 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mugana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mugana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3461:511,97325,378
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mugana (520) may also be a first name.

Mugana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mugana (Hindi: मुगना, Marathi: मुगना, Oriya: ମୁଗନା) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugana? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mugana is the 719,876th most numerous last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 17,993,941 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mugana are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mugana is also the 370,386th most frequently held given name on earth, held by 520 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 346 people, or 1 in 511,973. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Bauchi, where 71 percent live, Jigawa, where 16 percent live and Plateau, where 8 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Mugana exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live.

Mugana Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mugana surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muganga9219,838/
Mungana92612/
Muigana92107/
Maugana9281/
Muganna9248/
Mughana9211/
Mougana928/
Muganai921/
Muganha921/
Muggana921/
Mughanga86569/
Mugangai86121/
Munganai8612/
Mugganga8612/
Munghana867/
Mugaanga865/
Muuganna863/
Maungana862/
Mung'ana862/
Mugauina862/
Moungana862/
Muingana861/
Mouganga861/
Mugainga861/
Mugangah861/
Moughana861/
Mugane832,278/
Mogana831,373/
Mugano831,134/
Mugani83832/
Mugena83814/
Mugona83777/
Migana8312/
Moughanga809/
Muganyi77884/
Mougani77308/
Mungane77208/
Mugango77188/
Mougany77112/
Mughani7794/
Mugaino7771/
Muganhi7761/
Mungona7758/
Muganni7720/
Moghana7720/
Mugange7718/
Mougane7713/
Maugane7713/
Mughane778/
Moganna776/
Mokgana775/
Mugaani774/
Mugangi774/
Muganje773/
Muganoh773/
Muganne773/
Maugani773/
Mugaine773/
Muganiy773/
Mugoona772/
Moganai771/
Maugano771/
Maugona771/
Mugaini771/
Mugonai771/
Moganha771/
Mugaane771/
Mugenah771/
Meugano771/
Mighana771/
Moganoa771/
Muugano771/
Mungany771/
Muganie770/
Muungani711,395/
Muungano71456/
Mouganie71288/
Munganyi7181/
Mouganis7129/
Mungangi7123/
Mughaini7119/
Maughane7113/
Mugaanyi7110/
Mousgani718/
Mooganna714/
Mugganni713/
Mungonna712/
Mougaini712/
Moungani712/
Mouggane711/
Mungaani711/
Munganne711/
Muganesh711/
Mugganne711/
Mogganna711/
Moghanna711/
Mahugane711/
Moungona711/
Miganaha711/
Munghona711/
Moghanay711/
Muungane711/
Maungane711/
Mouganou711/
Moughany711/
Maughona710/
Mungaine710/
Mogane678,582/
Mugoni672,188/
Mugono67238/
Mugone6726/
Mogona6726/
Moughanie6724/
Moughanni6718/
Maunganyi6717/
Mogany6716/
Migena677/
Mounghane674/
Migona672/
Mounganui671/
Mungoinay671/
Mugony671/
Migaña671/
Mun'ganyi671/
Maughaner670/

Mugana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mugana in the Marathi language
मुगनाmugana-
Mugana in the Hindi language
मुगनाmugana94.49
मूगनाmugana3.15
मुगानाmugana1.57
मूगांmugam0.79
Mugana in the Oriya language
ମୁଗନାmugana63.46
ମୁଗାନାmugana32.69
ମୂଗନାmugana1.92
ମୁକାନାmukana1.92

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mugana
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