Mugizi Surname

89,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mugizi Surname User-submission:

The Mugizi surname means 'the first god of Banyoro' in western part of Uganda.

Mugizi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4,3631:8,9481,531
Tanzania9451:56,0236,109
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
England71:7,959,723202,100
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mugizi (139) may also be a first name.

Mugizi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mugizi surname means 'the first god of Banyoro' in western part of Uganda.

- hakiim

Mugizi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mugizi occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugizi? popularity and diffusion

Mugizi is the 89,389th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,357,591 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mugizi reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mugizi is also the 784,558th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 139 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 4,363 people, or 1 in 8,948. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Bushenyi District, where 16 percent are found, Mbarara District, where 15 percent are found and Sheema District, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 18 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mugaizi9214/
Mungizi924/
Mugizzi923/
Muzizi83771/
Mugezi83547/
Muguzi83112/
Mugigi8351/
Musizi8344/
Mugiza8310/
Mujizi839/
Mugisi836/
Migizi833/
Mugiji833/
Mugaisi77471/
Muchizi77186/
Mungezi7788/
Mungisi7762/
Mousizi7723/
Mugudzi7721/
Mugaiza779/
Mujaizi773/
Mujjizi772/
Mughezi771/
Muguzzi771/
Mugezzi771/
Mugishi771/
Mudgezi771/
Musidzi771/
Muzoizi771/
Musaidzi71363/
Munghezi714/
Muchaizi711/
Moughezi711/
Musaaizi711/
Muzhizhi711/
Mugisa6744,479/
Musisi6735,072/
Mugica676,584/
Mugusi671,273/
Muzige67656/
Muzica67618/
Mugeci67360/
Mouguissi67204/
Mugeza67187/
Mugeji67158/
Mungitshi67103/
Mujiji6799/
Mugesi6793/
Mozizi6746/
Muguze6735/
Muzezi6727/
Musigi6723/
Musici6720/
Muzisa6716/
Migisi6715/
Musiji6712/
Mujigi6712/
Muzize678/
Musiçi678/
Muzise677/
Muziza676/
Musize675/
Mugeze674/
Moughissi674/
Mucici673/
Muzisi673/
Mugise673/
Mogezi673/
Mogisi672/
Mugegi672/
Musezi672/
Migize672/
Migezi671/
Musegi671/
Muzigi671/
Mucize671/
Muguzy671/
Muingitsi671/
Mugahgisi671/
Maungidze671/

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