Muge Surname
Approximately 3,744 people bear this surname
Muge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,077 | 1:22,234 | 2,539 |
| Uganda | 730 | 1:53,478 | 6,378 |
| India | 259 | 1:2,961,642 | 89,150 |
| Portugal | 226 | 1:46,098 | 2,654 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Papua New Guinea | 102 | 1:79,938 | 10,532 |
| South Africa | 43 | 1:1,259,947 | 70,377 |
| England | 41 | 1:1,358,977 | 60,528 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Solomon Islands | 3 | 1:193,343 | 19,495 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 26 | 1:937,514 | 38,808 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Müge (5) are calculated separately.
Muge (1,540) may also be a first name.
Muge Demographics
Average Muge Salary in
United States
$31,969 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Muge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muge Come From? nationality or country of origin
Muge (Arabic: موجه, Hindi: मूगे, Marathi: मुगे, Oriya: ମୁେଗ) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Müge. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muge? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 122,206th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,946,460 people. Muge is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Muge live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 197,593rd most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 1,540 people.
This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,077 people, or 1 in 22,234. In Kenya Muge is primarily found in: Uasin Gishu County, where 26 percent live, Nandi County, where 17 percent live and Bomet County, where 11 percent live. Barring Kenya this last name exists in 32 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 19 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.
Muge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Muge has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Muge last name grew 158 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Muge Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Muge surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Muge earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.73% less than the national average, earning R 36,276 per year and in United States they earn 25.91% less than the national average, earning $31,969 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Muge Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muge in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁେଗ | muega | - |
| Muge in the Marathi language | ||
| मुगे | muge | 97.27 |
| मूगे | muge | 2.12 |
| ़मुगे | muge | 0.61 |
| Muge in the Hindi language | ||
| मूगे | muge | 52.38 |
| मुगे | muge | 47.62 |
| Muge in the Arabic language | ||
| موجه | mwjh | - |
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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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- 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 Muge
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