Mugiira Surname

273,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mugiira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mugiira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,3841:33,3673,640
Uganda331:1,183,00847,935
China31:455,773,85521,925

Mugiira (181) may also be a first name.

Mugiira Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mugiira is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugiira? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mugiira is the 273,764th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 5,132,075 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mugiira are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 677,199th most prevalent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 181 people.

The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,384 people, or 1 in 33,367. In Kenya it is most common in: Meru County, where 87 percent are found, Tharaka Nithi County, where 11 percent are found and Embu County, where 1 percent are found. Other than Kenya Mugiira occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent are found and China, where 0 percent are found.

Mugiira Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mugiira last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mugihira931/
Musiira8672/
Muziira8620/
Mugiire8614/
Mugyira864/
Migiira862/
Mugiiri861/
Mugeiro71135/
Migiiro7163/
Mugyera7122/
Musiiro718/
Mugeera718/
Mugyire712/
Mogiire711/
Musyira711/
Mujjira711/
Mugyiri711/
Mogeira711/
Mugüerza676/
Mugehera674/
Musihiro671/
Mungyera671/
Mukhiyra671/
Muchiera671/
Mugejjera63240/
Mauguiere63133/
Mauguière632/
Muggejjera591/
Mogeiro577/
Mugyere576/
Mugeero573/
Mogeire572/
Mugyeri571/
Musyiroh5313/
Mungyeri533/
Mungyere532/
Mugyeere531/
Mughgeri531/

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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 Mugiira
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