Mugonya Surname
Approximately 1,004 people bear this surname
Mugonya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 546 | 1:71,501 | 7,893 |
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| Tanzania | 190 | 1:278,640 | 21,876 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
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 last name Mugonya occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mugonya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 360,616th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,258,512 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mugonya reside; 74 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mugonya is also the 3,487,849th most common given name worldwide. It is borne by 11 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 546 people, or 1 in 71,501. In Uganda Mugonya is primarily concentrated in: Kaliro District, where 32 percent live, Butaleja District, where 23 percent live and Mayuge District, where 8 percent live. Barring Uganda this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 26 percent live and Tanzania, where 19 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mungonya | 93 | 81 | / |
| Mugoonya | 93 | 13 | / |
| Mung'onya | 88 | 189 | / |
| Munghonya | 88 | 20 | / |
| Mungonnya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Muganya | 86 | 222 | / |
| Mugunya | 86 | 51 | / |
| Mugonja | 86 | 14 | / |
| Mugonha | 86 | 10 | / |
| Mugonia | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mugonyo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mogonya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Munganya | 80 | 381 | / |
| Mungonyo | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mauganya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mokgonya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mungunya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mughonja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mugonnyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mughunya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mugaanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mungonja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maunganya | 75 | 166 | / |
| Munghanya | 75 | 6 | / |
| Muganja | 71 | 255 | / |
| Mugunha | 71 | 11 | / |
| Moganya | 71 | 11 | / |
| Mugania | 71 | 2 | / |
| Moughougna | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mugunia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muganha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mugunja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mungania | 67 | 1,265 | / |
| Mokganya | 67 | 640 | / |
| Mughanja | 67 | 105 | / |
| Mungunja | 67 | 67 | / |
| Munganja | 67 | 58 | / |
| Mughania | 67 | 40 | / |
| Munganyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mungunia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Muganjia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muguniha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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