Mugisha Surname

2,046th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267,531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burundi
Highest density in:
Burundi

Mugisha Surname User-submission:

Mugisha is a surname commonly found in Bantu East Africa, meaning 'blessing', 'luck' or 'gifted' (Kinyarwanda, Runyankole, Swahili respectively).

Mugisha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burundi93,2191:10521
Rwanda89,6111:1277
Uganda76,9561:50722
Tanzania2,9241:18,1062,314
Sudan2,2401:16,7462,298
DR Congo1,5261:48,4145,862
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
Kenya1841:250,97817,076
England1061:525,64232,946
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Sweden651:151,48910,616
Canada631:584,85148,473
United Arab Emirates431:213,07614,246
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
France281:2,372,240182,981
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Norway161:321,39331,311
India151:51,137,692512,385
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
China91:151,924,6187,954
Congo71:712,72815,723
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Swaziland41:324,550996
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Mugisha (43,588) may also be a first name.

Mugisha Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Mugisha is a surname commonly found in Bantu East Africa, meaning 'blessing', 'luck' or 'gifted' (Kinyarwanda, Runyankole, Swahili respectively).

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Mugisha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mugisha (Hindi: मुगीशा, Russian: Мугиша) is held by more people in Burundi than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugisha? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,046th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 27,240 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mugisha reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mugisha is also the 20,706th most common forename world-wide, borne by 43,588 people.

The last name Mugisha is most common in Burundi, where it is carried by 93,219 people, or 1 in 105. Aside from Burundi this last name is found in 55 countries. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 33 percent live and Uganda, where 29 percent live.

Mugisha Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Mugisha last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Mugisha earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 174.47% more than the national average, earning R 652,248 per year; in United States they earn 38.37% more than the national average, earning $59,704 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.09% less than the national average, earning $38,211 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mugisha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mugisha in the Hindi language
मुगीशाmugisa-
Mugisha in the Russian language
Мугишаmugisa-

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