Mugw Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mugw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mugw Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Mugw Last Name Facts

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

Mugw is found most in Kenya. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mugw.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Mugw is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Mugw live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mugw is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Nyandarua County, where 100 percent live. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mugwe894,266/
Mungw891/
Muugwe807/
Muggwe803/
Mougwe803/
Muigwe802/
Muhgwe801/
Migw751/
Mugeeb6020/
Moughf601/
Mugeev601/
Mogv5013/
Muqu502/
Mikw501/
Miqw501/
Micw501/
Mokw501/
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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 Mugw
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