Mugun Surname

317,282nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Mugun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mugun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,0591:43,6074,533
Papua New Guinea561:145,60220,089
Mauritius431:30,0795,976
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
India71:109,580,769786,157
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mugun (177) may also be a first name.

Mugun Last Name Facts

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

Mugun (Hindi: मुगुन, Oriya: ମୁଗୁନ, Russian: Мугун) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugun? popularity and diffusion

Mugun is the 317,282nd most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 6,170,657 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Mugun reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Mugun is also the 685,598th most common given name throughout the world, held by 177 people.

This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 1,059 people, or 1 in 43,607. In Kenya Mugun is most common in: Nandi County, where 50 percent reside, Uasin Gishu County, where 24 percent reside and Kericho County, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside and Mauritius, where 4 percent reside.

Mugun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mungun91125/
Mugung9120/
Musgun9112/
Mugune916/
Mugund915/
Muygun912/
Mugoun911/
Maugun911/
Moughun8329/
Mugunhe8317/
Mougune834/
Moungun832/
Mushgun831/
Musghun831/
Mougoun831/
Maugaun831/
Meungun831/
Mugaund831/
Maughun830/
Migun80817/
Mogun80328/
Mugon80197/
Mugum8016/
Mugunova7713/
Mougoung771/
Moughuun771/
Maughaun770/
Mogoun73222/
Mougon73101/
Mighun734/
Moegun733/
Migoun732/
Mughon731/
Maugon730/
Mugoon730/
Maughon67373/
Moughon67143/
Mougoum6736/
Maugoussin6724/
Mouhgon671/
Mouygoum621/
Moughonn620/
Mogon60190/
Miguń6013/
Moghon5512/

Mugun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mugun in the Oriya language
ମୁଗୁନmuguna-
Mugun in the Hindi language
मुगुनmuguna97.92
मुगूनmuguna2.08
Mugun in the Russian language
Мугунmugun-

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