Mugisho Surname

25,837th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,835 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Mugisho Surname User-submission:

The Mugisho surname means 'benediction', 'to be blessed', 'to wish someone a blessing'.

Mugisho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo17,9781:4,109464
Rwanda2,7911:4,0721,005
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Mugisho (3,869) may also be a first name.

Mugisho Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mugisho surname means 'benediction', 'to be blessed', 'to wish someone a blessing'.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Mugisho Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mugisho is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugisho? popularity and diffusion

Mugisho is the 25,837th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 349,774 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mugisho are found; 86 percent are found in Central Africa and 86 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mugisho is also the 112,849th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 3,869 people.

The last name Mugisho is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 17,978 people, or 1 in 4,109. Not including The DR Congo this surname exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 13 percent live and New Zealand, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mughisho934/
Mungisho932/
Mugishoz931/
Mmugisho931/
Mugiso923/
M'Mugisho8821/
Mugisha86267,531/
Migisho8676/
Mogisho8662/
Mugaiso8614/
Mugusho864/
Mugisah864/
Mungisha8016/
Mungaiso8016/
Mughisha804/
Muugisha804/
Mugishaa803/
Mugisaha803/
Mungesho801/
Muggisha801/
Mugishha801/
Mugishah801/
Muguisha801/
Mougisha801/
Mugisa7744,479/
Musiso7748/
Mugeso7710/
Mogiso773/
Migiso772/
Muciso772/
Muziso771/
Mugizo771/
Mungaisah756/
Migisha71455/
Mugusha71300/
Musesho71243/
Musisha71136/
Mugesha71115/
Muchiso7161/
Mugecho7144/
Mughisa7139/
Mungisa7136/
Musecho7129/
Mukhiso7123/
Mudziso7112/
Mugicha7111/
Mujisha7110/
Muzicho718/
Mugihsa718/
Mugissa717/
Mogisha714/
Muigisa714/
Mugisia712/
Muugisa712/
Mugisaa712/
Mugitsa711/
Mugaisa711/
Mogesho711/
Musisah711/
Musetsho671,021/
Muchicho67155/
Muguicha6767/
Musitsah671/
Mugesiah671/
Mujjisha671/
Moungisa671/
Muchesho671/
Maugusah671/
Musaisha671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mugisho
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