Mugasha Surname
Approximately 1,863 people bear this surname
Mugasha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,165 | 1:33,510 | 4,478 |
| Tanzania | 679 | 1:77,970 | 8,039 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mugasha (19) may also be a first name.
Mugasha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mugasha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mugasha (Marathi: मुगशा) occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mugasha? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mugasha is the 219,513th most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,911,726 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mugasha live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 19 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 1,165 people, or 1 in 33,510. In Uganda Mugasha is mostly found in: Bushenyi District, where 12 percent are found, Mbarara District, where 11 percent are found and Isingiro District, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Uganda it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 36 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mugasha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mugasha in the Marathi language | ||
| मुगशा | mugasa | - |
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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 Mugasha
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