Mugumya Surname
Approximately 8,602 people bear this surname
Mugumya Surname User-submission:
The Mugumya surname originates from Western Uganda and is also used in Central Uganda. It means 'comforter', 'the Lord is the comforter'.
Mugumya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 8,553 | 1:4,564 | 829 |
| Rwanda | 16 | 1:710,311 | 2,071 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Mugumya (26) may also be a first name.
Mugumya Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Mugumya surname originates from Western Uganda and is also used in Central Uganda. It means 'comforter', 'the Lord is the comforter'.
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Where Does The Last Name Mugumya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mugumya occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mugumya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 58,711th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 847,192 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mugumya live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 26 people.
This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 8,553 people, or 1 in 4,564. In Uganda Mugumya is most common in: Rakai District, where 14 percent live, Ntungamo District, where 9 percent live and Mbarara District, where 7 percent live. Barring Uganda this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Rwanda, where 0 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.
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Footnotes
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