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 last name Mugaya (Marathi: मुगया, Oriya: ମୁଗାୟା) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mugaya? popularity and diffusion
Mugaya is the 87,225th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,320,925 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mugaya live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 433,463rd most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 397 people.
Mugaya is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 4,418 people, or 1 in 8,836. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Kamuli District, where 39 percent are found, Buyende District, where 11 percent are found and Mayuge District, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 15 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.
Mugaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Mugaya last name is predominantly 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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