Mugwai Surname

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

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mugwai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mugwai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Mugwai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mugwai has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugwai? popularity and diffusion

Mugwai is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mugwai reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 40 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya Mugwai is mostly concentrated in: Kajiado County, where 33 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 33 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 33 percent are found. Aside from Kenya Mugwai occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 40 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mughwai92122/
Mugwaji9214/
Mugwayi928/
Mungwai924/
Mugwa911,575/
Mugwi9147/
Mughwayi864/
Mungwayi864/
Mougwayi861/
Maungwai861/
Mukwai83198/
Mogwai83140/
Muigwa8316/
Muggwa8316/
Mougwa8311/
Mgugwa835/
Mugwei835/
Mugwah834/
Muugwa831/
Meugwa831/
Mmugwa831/
Mugwie831/
Mugqwa831/
Munghwayi801/
Mukwayi77198/
Mugwiji77127/
Mugweyi7711/
Mughway779/
Moungwa775/
Mugwayo774/
Mungwaa774/
Mugwaya773/
Mungway772/
Mogwayi772/
Mukwaai772/
Mungwau771/
Mugweya771/
Mugwiea771/
Mugwiyo771/
Mugwaja771/
Mukwaji771/
Mugwaha771/
Muguais771/
Mugwajo771/
Musgkwa771/
Migwi737,831/
Mugwe734,266/
Mukwa732,921/
Mogwa73667/
Mugua73251/
Mucwa73181/
Mukwi73106/
Mugui7375/
Migwa7348/
Mugba736/
Mungwaya7150/
Mungguai7132/
Maungwah7131/
Mhung'wa712/
Munghwea711/
Mungwayo711/
Mungwayu711/
Mung'waa711/
Meungkwa711/
Mokwai67469/
Muigua67167/
Mokgwa67161/
Mougui67159/
Meugui67125/
Mukwat67101/
Moukwa6791/
Mukwei6765/
Mukwit6727/
Muguha6723/
Maukwa6719/
Muguay6715/
Mukwah6713/
Mogwei6713/
Mugweh679/
Mhukwa678/
Muugwe677/
Mmigwa676/
Maugua676/
Maugba676/
Meugua675/
Mukwiy674/
Mmugua674/
Mougwe673/
Moukwi673/
Muggwe673/
Mukwau672/
Mougua672/
Muigwe672/
Mugwee672/
Muccwa672/
Munkwi672/
Mugwer672/
Muikwa672/
Mgugua672/
Mungva671/
Mukway671/
Mugbau671/
Mogway671/
Muguei671/
Migwaj671/
Mukwaa671/
Mukwad671/
Mukwaz671/
Moghwa671/
Migwih671/
Mgukwa671/
Muukwa671/
Muhgwe671/
Mugweu671/
Mmukwa671/

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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 Mugwai
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