Mugesi Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mugesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mugesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda491:796,72037,939
Kenya351:1,319,42635,360
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mugesi (185) may also be a first name.

Mugesi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mugesi is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugesi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,931,261st most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mugesi are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mugesi is also the 669,105th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 185 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 796,720. In Uganda Mugesi is most frequent in: Sironko District, where 61 percent are found, Bulambuli District, where 14 percent are found and Buikwe District, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda Mugesi occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 38 percent are found and Tanzania, where 5 percent are found.

Mugesi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mugezi83547/
Mugeji83158/
Musesi8392/
Mujesi8339/
Mugese8319/
Mugisi836/
Mugegi832/
Museisi7732/
Musesei7710/
Musesai773/
Mujeisi771/
Museesi771/
Mugezzi771/
Mudgezi771/
Museisei71131/
Musiesie714/
Musgegih711/
Musisi6735,072/
Mugizi675,368/
Musese671,189/
Muzige67656/
Mugege67145/
Musige6799/
Museji6783/
Mugigi6751/
Musizi6744/
Mujige6741/
Mugeje6737/
Mujeci6736/
Muzeji6727/
Muzezi6727/
Musigi6723/
Muzege6722/
Musege6713/
Musiji6712/
Mujigi6712/
Musize675/
Mugeze674/
Musise674/
Mugiji673/
Muzisi673/
Mugise673/
Musezi672/
Muzigi671/
Muzese671/
Mujeji671/
Musegi671/

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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 Mugesi
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