Mugua Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mugua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mugua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2011:40,5664,927
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Solomon Islands121:48,3369,616
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Mugua (578) may also be a first name.

Mugua Last Name Facts

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

Mugua (Hindi: मुगुआ, Marathi: मुगुअ) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugua? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,011,991st most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 85 percent of Mugua live; 85 percent live in Oceania Islands and 80 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 348,378th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 578 people.

The last name Mugua is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 201 people, or 1 in 40,566. In Papua New Guinea Mugua is most common in: Chimbu, where 83 percent reside, Jiwaka, where 9 percent reside and Western Highlands, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muigua91167/
Muguha9123/
Muguay9115/
Maugua916/
Meugua915/
Mmugua914/
Mgugua912/
Mougua912/
Mouguah834/
Mouguas833/
Moungua831/
Mouguaz831/
Muguais831/
Mugwa801,575/
Mukua801,116/
Mucua8051/
Muguo8033/
Mugba806/
Mungguai7732/
Mungguay773/
Muukua73323/
Musqua7396/
Muguoh7329/
Munguo7321/
Muigwa7316/
Muggwa7316/
Mougwa7311/
Maugba736/
Mucuha735/
Mugwai735/
Mgugwa735/
Mugwah734/
Mmugwa731/
Muugwa731/
Muquat731/
Moukua731/
Mukuoa731/
Mugweu731/
Mugqwa731/
Muukwa731/
Mgukwa731/
Muncua731/
Moguoa731/
Moguay731/
Munkua731/
Moghua731/
Mugbau731/
Meugwa731/
Mukuas731/
Mungva731/
Maukua731/
Mouguo731/
Muguei731/
Mukuah731/
Mukuay731/
Mukuea731/
Mughwai67122/
Mughway679/
Moungwa675/
Mungvah674/
Mungwai674/
Mungwaa674/
Mougbou673/
Mougbay672/
Mungway672/
Mukuaij671/
Mounguo671/
Munguoh671/
Mugwaha671/
Mougbah671/
Moguaha671/
Mugwiea671/
Mungwau671/
Mungwou671/
Musgkwa671/

Mugua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mugua in the Hindi language
मुगुआmugu'a-
Mugua in the Marathi language
मुगुअmugu'a-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mugua
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