Mugata Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mugata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mugata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1191:388,06622,003
India541:14,204,914239,375
Uganda261:1,501,51154,973
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Mugata (101) may also be a first name.

Mugata Last Name Facts

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

Mugata (Hindi: मुगटा, Marathi: मुगता, Oriya: ମୁଗତା) occurs most in Kenya. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugata? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mugata is the 1,101,507th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Mugata are found; 68 percent are found in East Africa and 36 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mugata is also the 940,641st most commonly occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 101 people.

The last name Mugata is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 388,066. In Kenya Mugata is most prevalent in: Vihiga County, where 57 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 41 percent reside and Bomet County, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Mugata is found in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 24 percent reside and Uganda, where 12 percent reside.

Mugata Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Mugata Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mugata in the Marathi language
मुगताmugata-
Mugata in the Oriya language
ମୁଗତାmugata75
ମୁଗାତାmugata25
Mugata in the Hindi language
मुगटाmugata50
मुगताmugata50

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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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  • 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 Mugata
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