Muguthu Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Muguthu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muguthu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Muguthu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muguthu is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muguthu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Muguthu live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 3,078,660. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Nairobi County, where 60 percent live, Laikipia County, where 27 percent live and Muranga County, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in China, where 6 percent live and Malaysia, where 6 percent live.

Muguthu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Muguthu surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mugutu92115/
Mungutu862/
Moguthu861/
Mokguthu8024/
Mukgothu802/
Mogutu774/
Mougoutou752/
Moungutou751/
Mokgutu714/
Mogothu712/
Meugueutou711/
Mokgothu676,200/
Mokgodthu631/
Mugitu6211/
Mugittu5719/
Muggittu5394/

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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 Muguthu
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