Mugumya Surname

58,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda8,5531:4,564829
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
England41:13,929,515290,718
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

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'.

- mugumya

Mugumya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mugumya is most common in Uganda. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugumya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mugumya is the 58,711th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 847,192 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mugumya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mugumya is also the 2,084,397th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 26 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 8,553 people, or 1 in 4,564. In Uganda Mugumya is primarily found in: Rakai District, where 14 percent reside, Ntungamo District, where 9 percent reside and Mbarara District, where 7 percent reside. Beside Uganda this surname is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 0 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muggumya937/
Muugumya936/
Mungumya933/
Muguumya932/
Mugummya931/
Mugumia8623/
Mugomya864/
Mungumia804/
Mungumyo801/
Mugomyo714/
Mungumio67163/
Mugumeho672/
Mugomeho531/

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