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
The last name Muge (Arabic: موجه, Hindi: मूगे, Marathi: मुगे, Oriya: ମୁେଗ) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Müge. Click here for further potential spellings of Muge.
How Common Is The Last Name Muge? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 122,206th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,946,460 people. The surname Muge is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Muge reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 197,593rd most prevalent given name world-wide, held by 1,540 people.
It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,077 people, or 1 in 22,234. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Uasin Gishu County, where 26 percent reside, Nandi County, where 17 percent reside and Bomet County, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Muge occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 19 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.
Muge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Muge has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Muge surname rose 158 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Muge Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly 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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- 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 Muge
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