Mugowa Surname
Approximately 604 people bear this surname
Mugowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 364 | 1:107,251 | 10,546 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Zimbabwe | 104 | 1:148,445 | 18,938 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mugowa (15) may also be a first name.
Mugowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mugowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mugowa occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Mugowa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mugowa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 534,162nd most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 12,065,473 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mugowa live; 61 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 15 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 364 people, or 1 in 107,251. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Kaliro District, where 17 percent are found, Luuka District, where 15 percent are found and Mayuge District, where 7 percent are found. Besides Uganda it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 22 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mugoywa | 92 | 109 | / |
| Mugoowa | 92 | 91 | / |
| Mugoswa | 92 | 6 | / |
| Muggowa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mugowwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mugohwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mugova | 83 | 2,964 | / |
| Mugawa | 83 | 1,125 | / |
| Mugoba | 83 | 856 | / |
| Mukowa | 83 | 603 | / |
| Mogowa | 83 | 83 | / |
| Mugowo | 83 | 24 | / |
| Mungow | 83 | 15 | / |
| Migowa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mougow | 83 | 0 | / |
| Mogoiwa | 77 | 856 | / |
| Mukhowa | 77 | 343 | / |
| Mogojwa | 77 | 184 | / |
| Mugovha | 77 | 124 | / |
| Mugobha | 77 | 42 | / |
| Mungova | 77 | 22 | / |
| Mokgowa | 77 | 18 | / |
| Mugooba | 77 | 17 | / |
| Muigoba | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mungowo | 77 | 8 | / |
| Mugaway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muggova | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mugovah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mughoba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mugawad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mugawga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mogowai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mogow | 73 | 744 | / |
| Mugob | 73 | 37 | / |
| Mugab | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mugov | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mugav | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mokgojwa | 71 | 623 | / |
| Mokgoiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mougouba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mougawaz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mughovha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mungovha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mugabo | 67 | 97,267 | / |
| Mugaba | 67 | 5,581 | / |
| Mokowa | 67 | 1,353 | / |
| Mukova | 67 | 1,182 | / |
| Mugobo | 67 | 710 | / |
| Migawa | 67 | 626 | / |
| Mug | 67 | 588 | / |
| Mughav | 67 | 532 | / |
| Mugava | 67 | 305 | / |
| Migova | 67 | 279 | / |
| Mogawa | 67 | 156 | / |
| Mughab | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mugovo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Mucova | 67 | 11 | / |
| Maugaw | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mungov | 67 | 6 | / |
| Muqova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mughaf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Moogow | 67 | 4 | / |
| Munggawai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mugawo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mougab | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maugaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mougoubai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mughob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moghow | 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
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- 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 Mugowa
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