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
Mugowa occurs most in Uganda. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mugowa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 534,162nd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 12,065,473 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mugowa live; 61 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mugowa is also the 2,900,335th most common forename internationally. It is borne by 15 people.
It is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 364 people, or 1 in 107,251. In Uganda Mugowa is mostly concentrated in: Kaliro District, where 17 percent live, Luuka District, where 15 percent live and Mayuge District, where 7 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 22 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 17 percent live.
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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