Mugufu Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mugufu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mugufu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310

Mugufu (15) may also be a first name.

Mugufu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mugufu is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugufu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,141,416th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mugufu live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mugufu is also the 2,900,335th most common first name world-wide It is held by 15 people.

The last name Mugufu is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 1,259,332. In Uganda Mugufu is primarily found in: Butaleja District, where 32 percent live, Ibanda District, where 19 percent live and Kiruhura District, where 6 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 10 percent live and Tanzania, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muguf911/
Muguyafu8613/
Mukufu83928/
Muguvu83129/
Mugufa8321/
Mugufi8321/
Mugofu836/
Muguff832/
Mugufe831/
Mugafu831/
Mguf801/
Mugf801/
Muguvhu7784/
Mwigufu776/
Mugwefu771/
Mugoofu771/
Mguafua771/
Mugoufi771/
Mkufu73505/
Mgafu73151/
Mukuf7312/
Mgofu731/
Maguefeu718/
Muguffie712/
Megoufeu711/
Ma Yuguf711/
McGuffuy711/
Muguyavu711/
Maguifeu711/
Maguifou711/
Mougoufo711/
Mukayufu711/
Meguefou711/
Mouguafi711/
Magafu673,900/
McGuff67535/
Megafu67467/
Mukofu67187/
Muguev67149/
Muguva67128/
Mugavu6795/
Maguvu6781/
Makufu6756/
Mugofa6753/
Mukafu6753/
Mogofu6733/
Mukufa6732/
Mukefu6727/
Muguve6726/
Magufi6716/
Magufa6712/
Mgf6712/
Mugofo6710/
Mgwefu678/
Muguvi677/
Mughaf675/
Mugafa674/
Mgafua674/
Mukuvu673/
Mucafu673/
Moguef672/
Mokufu672/
Mugovu672/
Mukifu672/
Mikufu672/
Mogafu672/
Magofu671/
Maugaf671/
Migouffou671/
Mukufe671/
Magueufeu671/
Magouf671/
Magoufouo671/
Maguefoue671/
Moughf671/
Migufa671/
Mgoufo671/
Mukfua671/
Meguefoue671/
Mucufo671/
Mguevu671/
M'Kufu671/
Mhugff671/
Mgoufa671/
McGauf670/
Miguff670/

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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 Mugufu
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