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 is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugonya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mugonya is the 360,616th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,258,512 people. The 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. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 11 people.

This last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 546 people, or 1 in 71,501. In Uganda it is most common in: Kaliro District, where 32 percent are found, Butaleja District, where 23 percent are found and Mayuge District, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Uganda it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 26 percent are found and Tanzania, where 19 percent are found.

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
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