Mugende Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mugende Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mugende Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda281:1,394,26052,673
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mugende Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mugende is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugende? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,602,217th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mugende are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 1,394,260. In Uganda Mugende is primarily found in: Kamuli District, where 61 percent are found, Luuka District, where 36 percent are found and Mayuge District, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 3 percent are found and Kenya, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mungende93252/
Mugendge931/
Mugnde921/
Mungiende8821/
Mugendi8621,790/
Musende861,252/
Mugenda86284/
Mogende86117/
Muzende86102/
Mujende8685/
Migende8614/
Muginde8612/
Mugndge861/
Mucende861/
Muchende801,090/
Mungendi8051/
Mughendi804/
Musendie804/
Musiende802/
Mogendde801/
Muzhende801/
Museende801/
Mugindde801/
Mudjende801/
Mousende801/
Mukhende801/
Mugnda771/
Mudjendje75171/
Mung'endi754/
Moujender751/
Muchender751/
Mughendih751/
Muzenda718,192/
Musinde713,019/
Mogendi712,702/
Muzinde71538/
Musendi7171/
Mucinde7113/
Muzendi717/
Mogenda714/
Muginda713/
Mugindi711/
Mucendi711/
Migendi711/
Mujinde711/
Muchenda6767/
Mungindi6735/
Muzemder673/
Muchendi672/
Muchinde672/
Mudzinde672/
Mujemder671/
Mugengyi671/
Mudjendj671/
Mugindai671/
Muzhinde671/
Muzhendi671/
Muzennda671/
Musindde671/
Mukhinde671/

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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 Mugende
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