Muguyu Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zambia

Muguyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muguyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania881:601,60937,493
Zambia801:198,12413,036
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432

Muguyu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muguyu has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muguyu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Muguyu is the 1,321,499th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muguyu reside; 52 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 601,609. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mara Region, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 47 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munguyu927/
Muguju835/
Miguyu831/
Mugoyu831/
Maungyu771/
Mougjuy771/
Moguyuh771/
Mugeu7337/
Migyu7314/
Mugehu677/
Mugajju62224/
Mungyou621/
Mughiut621/
Maugeau621/
Moungyou572/
Mugaajju572/
Munggihu571/
Mungiù501/

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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 Muguyu
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