Mugonya Surname

360,616th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,004 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mugonya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mugonya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda5461:71,5017,893
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
Tanzania1901:278,64021,876
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mugonya (11) may also be a first name.

Mugonya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mugonya occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Mugonya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugonya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mugonya is the 360,616th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,258,512 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mugonya live; 74 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mugonya is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring forename at a global level It is held by 11 people.

This last name is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 546 people, or 1 in 71,501. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kaliro District, where 32 percent reside, Butaleja District, where 23 percent reside and Mayuge District, where 8 percent reside. Not including Uganda it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 26 percent reside and Tanzania, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mungonya9381/
Mugoonya9313/
Mung'onya88189/
Munghonya8820/
Mungonnya881/
Muganya86222/
Mugunya8651/
Mugonja8614/
Mugonha8610/
Mugonia863/
Mugonyo862/
Mogonya861/
Munganya80381/
Mungonyo806/
Mauganya804/
Mokgonya803/
Mungunya802/
Mughonja801/
Mugonnyo801/
Mughunya801/
Mugaanya801/
Mungonja801/
Maunganya75166/
Munghanya756/
Muganja71255/
Mugunha7111/
Moganya7111/
Mugania712/
Moughougna712/
Mugunia711/
Muganha711/
Mugunja711/
Mungania671,265/
Mokganya67640/
Mughanja67105/
Mungunja6767/
Munganja6758/
Mughania6740/
Munganyo674/
Mungunia673/
Muganjia672/
Muguniha671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mugonya
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis