Mugavu Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mugavu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mugavu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda921:424,34025,938
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Mugavu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mugavu has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugavu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,907,068th most common last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mugavu live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mugavu is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 424,340. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Namutumba District, where 26 percent reside, Luuka District, where 24 percent reside and Bugiri District, where 14 percent reside. Other than Uganda this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mugavhu929/
Mugabu83230/
Mugawu8334/
Mugovu832/
Migavu831/
Mungawu77176/
Mungabu7789/
Mughawu771/
Munghawu712/
Mung'awu711/
Moungabou67111/
Mugewu6771/
Mugowu679/
Mogawu673/
Mogovu671/
Mounghawou632/
Mokgabu628/
Mugaboo621/
Mungobu621/
Mougoubou5323/
Moungoubou50169/

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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 Mugavu
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