Mugwa Surname

251,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mugwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mugwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7801:94,71710,727
Malawi4711:36,3465,352
Uganda2901:134,61812,333
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
France11:66,422,722504,397
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mugwa (110) may also be a first name.

Mugwa Last Name Facts

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

Mugwa is found most in The DR Congo. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 251,505th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,627,013 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mugwa are found; 50 percent are found in Central Africa and 50 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mugwa is also the 895,203rd most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 110 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 780 people, or 1 in 94,717. Besides The DR Congo it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 30 percent are found and Uganda, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muigwa9116/
Muggwa9116/
Mougwa9111/
Mgugwa915/
Mugwai915/
Mugwah914/
Muugwa911/
Meugwa911/
Mmugwa911/
Mugqwa911/
Mughwai83122/
Mughway839/
Moungwa835/
Mungwai834/
Mungwaa834/
Mungway832/
Mungwau831/
Mugwiea831/
Mugwaha831/
Musgkwa831/
Mugwe804,266/
Mukwa802,921/
Mogwa80667/
Mugua80251/
Mucwa80181/
Migwa8048/
Mugwi8047/
Mugba806/
Mugwo803/
Maungwah7731/
Mhung'wa772/
Munghwea771/
Mung'waa771/
Maungwai771/
Meungkwa771/
Mukwai73198/
Muigua73167/
Mokgwa73161/
Mogwai73140/
Mukwat73101/
Moukwa7391/
Muguha7323/
Maukwa7319/
Muguay7315/
Mukwah7313/
Mugweh739/
Mhukwa738/
Muugwe737/
Mungwo737/
Mmigwa736/
Maugua736/
Maugba736/
Meugua735/
Mugwei735/
Mmugua734/
Mougwe733/
Muggwe733/
Mukwau732/
Mougua732/
Muigwe732/
Mugwee732/
Muccwa732/
Mugwer732/
Muikwa732/
Mgugua732/
Mungva731/
Mukway731/
Mugwoo731/
Mugbau731/
Mogway731/
Meugwo731/
Mugwie731/
Migwaj731/
Mukwaa731/
Mukwad731/
Mukwaz731/
Moghwa731/
Mgukwa731/
Muukwa731/
Muhgwe731/
Mugweu731/
Mmukwa731/
Muckway6741/
Mhungwe6721/
Mukwash6721/
Moungwe6712/
Mouguah674/
Mungvah674/
Muungwe673/
Mouguas673/
Mougbay672/
Mukwaai672/
Mungwou671/
Mheukwa671/
Mushkwa671/
Mougbah671/
Mouguaz671/
Muguais671/
Mukwaja671/
Musckwa671/
Mung'we671/
Moungua671/

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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
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  • 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 Mugwa
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