Mugunda Surname

298,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mugunda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mugunda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5261:100,6499,878
Kenya2621:176,25913,309
DR Congo2461:300,32327,390
Zimbabwe1051:147,03118,799
India751:10,227,538196,136
Uganda591:661,68333,952
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Mugunda (128) may also be a first name.

Mugunda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mugunda is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugunda? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 298,199th most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,706,770 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Mugunda reside; 66 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 821,896th most frequently used forename internationally, held by 128 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 526 people, or 1 in 100,649. In Tanzania Mugunda is most frequent in: Mara Region, where 37 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 28 percent reside and Kagera Region, where 18 percent reside. Other than Tanzania it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 21 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 19 percent reside.

Mugunda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mugunda last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mungunda93975/
Mughunda937/
Mugundah932/
M'Mugunda8834/
Mugonda86881/
Migunda86649/
Mugunde8648/
Mugundi8631/
Mugundo8623/
Mogunda8610/
Moungounda82120/
Mugundho8011/
Mungundo805/
Mujgonda804/
Mugundui804/
Moogunda804/
Mungundi804/
Mughunde801/
Mughinda801/
Munghundi754/
Mugondi711,108/
Mogunde71710/
Mugondo71351/
Mugonde71174/
Mogonda7128/
Mogundi715/
Mougoundje711/
Migundo711/
Moungoundou67202/
Mougondo679/
Moghundi672/
Muunghuundi671/
Mougoumdje593/
Mogondo57275/
Mogondi575/
Mogonde571/
Mokgondo5338/

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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 Mugunda
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