Mugei Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mugei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mugei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Mugei (104) may also be a first name.

Mugei Last Name Facts

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

Mugei (Oriya: ମୁେଗଇ) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugei? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,957,383rd most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Mugei reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 72 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Mugei is also the 925,156th most commonly used forename on earth, held by 104 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,298,564. In Kenya Mugei is mostly found in: Trans Nzoia County, where 29 percent are found, Uasin Gishu County, where 29 percent are found and Bomet County, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 36 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muigei91610/
Mungei91541/
Maugei912/
Mugeis911/
Mougei911/
Munggei832/
Mugehid831/
Meugehi831/
Munge'i831/
Mugee8019/
Mogei8015/
Migei805/
Musge805/
Mugij803/
Maugeais77635/
Meuguehi77103/
Mugheeie771/
Mugiyo73742/
Muugii73231/
Maugee73160/
Mungee73105/
Mugeyo73102/
Mugees7358/
Mungye7357/
Mugahe7340/
Mungge7325/
Muggee7325/
Muzeei7320/
Mugohe7318/
Mugahi7313/
Mugeer739/
Muguye739/
Maugée738/
Mugohi738/
Maugye736/
Muguyi736/
Mugeed733/
Mugheu733/
Mugeez732/
Mugiha732/
Mungji732/
Mudgee732/
Muegee731/
Muguie731/
Mogyei731/
Mugehe731/
Muguiyi67169/
Munguyi6760/
Mugejja6736/
Munggea6725/
Mungiyi6722/
Munggey6719/
Mungyeh6712/
Mugujji676/
Mungjai675/
Munguye675/
Mujehid674/
Mugeesh674/
Maugees674/
Muzeehi672/
Mokgehi672/
Mugaayi672/
Mugojje672/
Mungyoi671/
Mugajji671/
Mougahe671/
Mugojji671/
M'Ungyi671/
Moggeei671/
Mungihi671/
Mughahe671/
Mugaahe671/
Mugujje671/

Mugei Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mugei in the Oriya language
ମୁେଗଇmuega'i92.16
ମୁେଗଈmuega'i3.92

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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
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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 Mugei
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