Mughal Surname
Approximately 142,086 people bear this surname
Mughal Surname User-submission:
The surname Mughal is indicative of a person being from the family of Mughal emperors of India. The Mughal emperors ruled India from 1500s till 1857 when they were finally overthrown by the British.
Although the emperors themselves didn't have the surname 'Mughal', people claiming to be their descendants use it.
Read More About This SurnameMughal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 116,830 | 1:1,529 | 228 |
| Saudi Arabia | 10,136 | 1:3,044 | 395 |
| England | 3,367 | 1:16,548 | 2,400 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3,310 | 1:2,768 | 349 |
| India | 1,967 | 1:389,967 | 20,750 |
| Afghanistan | 1,229 | 1:26,162 | 1,208 |
| United States | 1,130 | 1:320,760 | 29,246 |
| Oman | 1,117 | 1:3,302 | 487 |
| Kuwait | 791 | 1:4,805 | 662 |
| Canada | 416 | 1:88,571 | 9,779 |
| Bahrain | 279 | 1:4,834 | 873 |
| Qatar | 184 | 1:12,815 | 1,406 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Kenya | 121 | 1:381,652 | 21,791 |
| Yemen | 115 | 1:229,785 | 8,996 |
| Australia | 106 | 1:254,676 | 23,375 |
| Spain | 83 | 1:563,278 | 26,988 |
| Norway | 80 | 1:64,279 | 9,125 |
| South Africa | 63 | 1:859,964 | 56,669 |
| Scotland | 56 | 1:95,604 | 6,623 |
| Belgium | 54 | 1:212,901 | 27,429 |
| Denmark | 47 | 1:120,100 | 11,018 |
| Netherlands | 46 | 1:367,113 | 40,368 |
| Sweden | 42 | 1:234,447 | 16,276 |
| Malaysia | 37 | 1:797,141 | 36,924 |
| Jordan | 32 | 1:276,326 | 10,740 |
| Thailand | 31 | 1:2,278,656 | 255,572 |
| Switzerland | 25 | 1:328,517 | 25,592 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| China | 18 | 1:75,962,309 | 4,162 |
| Finland | 17 | 1:323,335 | 23,349 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Italy | 16 | 1:3,822,293 | 103,776 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
The alternate forms: Mughâl (1) are calculated separately.
Mughal (7,425) may also be a first name.
Mughal Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Mughal is indicative of a person being from the family of Mughal emperors of India. The Mughal emperors ruled India from 1500s till 1857 when they were finally overthrown by the British.
Although the emperors themselves didn't have the surname 'Mughal', people claiming to be their descendants use it. Variants include Mirza and Baig, which are mostly used in one name with Mirza in the beginning and Baig in the end, for example, Mirza Baig, which also indicates that a person traces himself back to Mughals.
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Mughal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mughal Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mughal (Bengali: মুঘল, Hindi: मुगल, Marathi: मुघल) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Mughâl. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mughal? popularity and diffusion
Mughal is the 3,945th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 51,290 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Mughal reside; 84 percent reside in South Asia and 84 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 74,648th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 7,425 people.
The last name Mughal is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 116,830 people, or 1 in 1,529. In Pakistan Mughal is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 47 percent live, Sindh, where 34 percent live and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 9 percent live. Besides Pakistan Mughal is found in 74 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
Mughal Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Mughal last name are 1.17% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.06% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Mughal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.25% less than the national average, earning 303,671 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 112.2% more than the national average, earning R 504,264 per year; in United States they earn 11.86% more than the national average, earning $48,267 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.74% more than the national average, earning $53,030 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mughal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mughal in the Bengali language | ||
| মুঘল | mughala | - |
| Mughal in the Marathi language | ||
| मुघल | mughala | 77.84 |
| मुगल | mugala | 8.38 |
| मूघळ | mughala | 3.59 |
| मुघाल | mughala | 2.4 |
| मोगल | mogala | 2.4 |
| मूगल | mugala | 1.2 |
| मूघल | mughala | 1.2 |
| मुघळ | mughala | 0.6 |
| Mughal in the Hindi language | ||
| मुगल | mugala | 66.67 |
| मुग़ल़ | mugala | 33.33 |
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