Mugo Surname

8,692nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65,431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mugo Surname User-submission:

Mugo is a Kikuyu surname, meaning 'medicine man'.

Mugo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya57,9921:796120
DR Congo6,5741:11,2381,390
United States2971:1,220,40086,581
United Arab Emirates821:111,7359,627
England761:733,13240,828
Zimbabwe381:406,26936,425
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
Tanzania311:1,707,79447,542
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Uganda261:1,501,51154,973
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Solomon Islands141:41,4318,080
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Burundi91:1,089,428846
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
France51:13,284,544357,392
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Albania31:971,35222,477
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
China31:455,773,85521,925
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Mugo (16,077) may also be a first name.

Mugo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Mugo is a Kikuyu surname, meaning 'medicine man'.

- muniuwangure

The Mugo surname means 'medicine man'.

- dennis7_g

Mugo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mugo (Hindi: मुगो, Oriya: ମୁେଗା, Russian: Муго) occurs most in Kenya. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,692nd most common last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 111,378 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mugo reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mugo is also the 44,276th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 16,077 people.

The last name Mugo is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 57,992 people, or 1 in 796. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kirinyaga County, where 17 percent are found, Embu County, where 13 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this last name occurs in 58 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Mugo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mugo has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,747 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mugo Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Mugo are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mugo earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 51.75% less than the national average, earning R 114,660 per year; in United States they earn 11.86% less than the national average, earning $38,030 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.57% less than the national average, earning $42,442 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mungo899,222/
Maugo892,283/
Mugot892,031/
Muego89863/
Mugoh89828/
Mougo89733/
Mugho89247/
Mugoa89226/
Musgo89123/
Muigo89112/
Mugoo89105/
Muggo8987/
Mugoi8923/
Mhugo8922/
Meugo8913/
Mugos8913/
Mugop8911/
Mugoy8910/
Mugod899/
Mugou893/
Mmugo891/
Muugo891/
Mukgo891/
Muhgo891/
Mungoi8023,628/
Maungo801,664/
Mougou801,094/
Mahugo80967/
Moungo80565/
Muingo80281/
Mungoy80199/
Mougoh80105/
Mughoo8069/
Munggo8054/
Mungou8025/
Mujgoš8020/
Mungho8019/
Mugohe8018/
Mougos8015/
Mmungo8015/
Muhgoh8013/
Mauggo809/
Maugot807/
Mhungo803/
Munngo802/
Mungoo802/
Maugou802/
Mughoi802/
Mung'o801/
Mueggo801/
Mughou801/
Muhngo801/
Mujgos801/
Muyngo801/
Mugoch801/
Maugho801/
Mougho801/
Mugosh801/
Muga7515,558/
Migo753,366/
Mogo752,686/
Moungou731,283/
Muggoch7329/
Mung'ou7315/
Maungoo739/
Mouggou739/
Moungoh738/
Mougous736/
Mousgou735/
Mougouh734/
Mugojje732/
Munghoh732/
Maugout732/
Mung'oo732/
Maungou732/
Maugood731/
Moughoa731/
Mougoud731/
Mougout731/
Mughoha731/
Munggoy731/
Maungoh731/
Muggois731/
Munga6747,410/
Mogoi674,065/
Muiga672,464/
Mugha672,197/
Muega672,045/
Mugas671,896/
Mauga671,371/
Mugad67989/
Mugaa67822/
Mugga67803/
Mouga67769/
Mhogo67706/
Mguga67641/
Mogoa67575/
Mugah67532/
Mogou67503/
Miego67401/
Mugat67260/
Migoi67226/
Mogoș67226/
Mmogo67215/
Muuga67201/
Mugau67164/
Musga67118/
Mogho67112/
Meuga6775/
Moggo6766/
Miggo6752/
Maugoust6723/
Moughouz6715/
Migho6710/
Migoo679/
Moogo678/
Migoy678/
Muyga676/
Mugap675/
Mogoj675/
Mougouch674/
Mogoo674/
Mhuga672/
Migoh672/
Mogoy672/
Mogoû672/
Mihgo671/
Mhigo671/
Muhga671/
Mucga671/
Mugaz671/
Moungouh671/
Moego671/
Mogoň671/
Mmuga671/
Åmigo671/
Moun'gou671/
Mokgo671/
Mhoungou671/
Hmigo671/

Mugo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mugo in the Oriya language
ମୁେଗାmuega-
Mugo in the Hindi language
मुगोmugo64.29
मूगोmugo28.57
मुगॉmugo7.14
Mugo in the Russian language
Мугоmugo-

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