Mugulwa Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mugulwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mugulwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1641:238,04417,995
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mugulwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mugulwa has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugulwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,189,614th most common family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 36,620,834 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mugulwa are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 43 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Mugulwa is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 164 people, or 1 in 238,044. In Uganda Mugulwa is primarily concentrated in: Mbale District, where 48 percent live, Namutumba District, where 27 percent live and Kaliro District, where 8 percent live. Not including Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mgugulwa934/
Mugolwa8614/
Mungulwe8010/
Mugoolwa808/
Mungulwi804/
Mogulua7162/
Mogolwa7152/
Mugolwe7128/
Mokgolwa6711/
Mmogolwa671/
Mogullui531/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Mugulwa
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