Mugugwa Surname

924,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mugugwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mugugwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2571:151,90413,435
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mugugwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mugugwa is found most frequently in Uganda. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugugwa? popularity and diffusion

Mugugwa is the 924,083rd most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 25,480,930 people. Mugugwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mugugwa reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 257 people, or 1 in 151,904. In Uganda Mugugwa is most numerous in: Butaleja District, where 32 percent are found, Kibuku District, where 28 percent are found and Kampala District, where 8 percent are found. Besides Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 10 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mugungwa932/
Mugogwa86131/
Mugigwa8613/
Mugukwa861/
Mugugwe861/
Munghungwa821/
Mugoogwa801/
Mugungwe801/
Mugiqwa715/
Mugogwe712/
Mugicwa711/
Mugikwa711/
Mugaugue671/
Mogogwai671/
Mungucwi671/
Mogokwa571/
Mogogwe571/

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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 Mugugwa
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