Mugodo Surname

221,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,837 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mugodo Surname User-submission:

Mugodo is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree with leaves opposite, narrowly to broadly obovate-elliptic or ovate, often with a slender tip to an otherwise rounded apex; margin entire. Flowers in auxiliary spikes, creamy-green to yellow, strongly scented.

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Mugodo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,0151:45,4974,704
Zimbabwe4091:37,7465,854
South Africa3731:145,24916,581
Uganda261:1,501,51154,973
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mugodo (120) may also be a first name.

Mugodo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Mugodo is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree with leaves opposite, narrowly to broadly obovate-elliptic or ovate, often with a slender tip to an otherwise rounded apex; margin entire. Flowers in auxiliary spikes, creamy-green to yellow, strongly scented. The fruit is has four wings, reddish-brown when ripe. Name variants from Zimbabwe are: Bonda (Shona) Chikukute (Shona) Mudziyaishe (Shona) Mugodo (Shona) Mugoro (Shona) Red bushwillow (English) Tsingidzi (Shona) and Umbhondo (Ndebele).

This was a tree that was only found on royal homesteads. It can be found in Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa as far as KwaZulu-Natal.

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Mugodo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mugodo occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mugodo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugodo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 221,950th most common family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 3,967,091 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mugodo are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 43 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mugodo is also the 852,104th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 120 people.

This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,015 people, or 1 in 45,497. In Kenya Mugodo is most prevalent in: Vihiga County, where 40 percent live, Nairobi County, where 22 percent live and Kakamega County, where 14 percent live. Barring Kenya this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 22 percent live and South Africa, where 20 percent live.

Mugodo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mugodo surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mugodo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.06% less than the national average, earning R 142,440 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Mungodo92191/
Mugodho9225/
Mugoodo922/
Mougoudo8649/
Moungodo861/
Mougodou861/
Mugoda833,087/
Mugudo8391/
Mogodo8334/
Mugedo8327/
Mugado834/
Migodo832/
Mougoudou8023/
Mgugudo77487/
Mugooda77356/
Mugodha7733/
Mougado7710/
Mogoudo776/
Mougoda775/
Muguudo774/
Mugodda774/
Mungudo772/
Muggoda772/
Mugodah771/
Mungado771/
Mugoodha715/
Mogoudou712/
Mougouda712/
Munggado711/
Mushgoda711/
Mungadoy711/
Mugada676,504/
Mogado67490/
Migoda67243/
Muguda67172/
Mogoda67110/
Mugeda6792/
Migado6712/
Moungouda671/
Mousgouda671/

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