Mugaya Surname
Approximately 5,517 people bear this surname
Mugaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 4,418 | 1:8,836 | 1,513 |
| Tanzania | 841 | 1:62,951 | 6,712 |
| Kenya | 104 | 1:444,038 | 23,626 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Zambia | 42 | 1:377,379 | 19,273 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Mugaya (397) may also be a first name.
Mugaya Demographics
Mugaya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mugaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mugaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mugaya (Marathi: मुगया, Oriya: ମୁଗାୟା) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mugaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 87,225th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,320,925 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mugaya reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mugaya is also the 433,463rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 397 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 4,418 people, or 1 in 8,836. In Uganda Mugaya is primarily concentrated in: Kamuli District, where 39 percent live, Buyende District, where 11 percent live and Mayuge District, where 11 percent live. Beside Uganda it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 15 percent live and Kenya, where 2 percent live.
Mugaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Mugaya surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mugaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mugaya in the Marathi language | ||
| मुगया | mugaya | - |
| Mugaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁଗାୟା | mugaya | 60 |
| କପୁମୁଗାୟା | kapumugaya | 20 |
| ମୁଗୟା | mugaya | 20 |
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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 Mugaya
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