Mugema Surname

78,585th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Mugema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mugema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3,0511:12,7962,096
Rwanda2,7911:4,0721,005
Tanzania2181:242,85119,731
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England31:18,572,686338,250
France21:33,211,361423,184
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Mugema (44) may also be a first name.

Mugema Last Name Facts

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

Mugema occurs most in Uganda. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugema? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 78,585th most widely held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,172,951 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mugema are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 44 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 3,051 people, or 1 in 12,796. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Rakai District, where 18 percent are found, Wakiso District, where 7 percent are found and Kampala District, where 7 percent are found. Besides Uganda this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 45 percent are found and Tanzania, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mungema92214/
Mugemma9244/
Mughema929/
Mugeema923/
Muggema922/
Mugemah921/
Musema8333,292/
Mugoma83653/
Muzema83412/
Mugama83154/
Mucema8372/
Mujema8349/
Mugima8343/
Mugeme8330/
Mugemi8313/
Migema831/
Mugemo831/
Mogema831/
Muchema77117/
Muisema7794/
Mugamma7737/
Mugimah7725/
Musemat7723/
Musemma7716/
Mujjema7713/
Mokgema777/
Muguima776/
Mungeme774/
Museima774/
Musemay774/
Musemai772/
Museema772/
Mughima771/
Mugomah771/
Mugemyi771/
Mungemo771/
Mujeema771/
Mugimga771/
Mugimma771/
Museymah7111/
Mughimah717/
Mugimath713/
Muggamma712/
Maugamma711/
Moudjema711/
Mgughima711/
Mutchema711/
Musemahe711/
Mugeheme711/
Moogemma711/
Muzima677,496/
Musima671,020/
Migama67973/
Mugomo67376/
Mujima67356/
Musemo67130/
Mogemi6768/
Mozema6720/
Migoma6719/
Moughemer679/
Mugimi677/
Mogima674/
Mogeme673/
Mugime672/
Mujemo671/
Moudjemai671/
Mujjma671/
Moutchema671/
Muzyma671/
Moudjemaa671/
Migemo671/
Maughemer670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mugema
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