Mugwanya Surname

109,093rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mugwanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mugwanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4,1881:9,3221,586
England281:1,989,93178,001
United States191:19,076,786604,894
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
China21:683,660,78330,601
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Mugwanya (20) may also be a first name.

Mugwanya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mugwanya is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugwanya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 109,093rd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,707,885 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mugwanya are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 20 people.

The last name is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 4,188 people, or 1 in 9,322. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Wakiso District, where 26 percent reside, Kampala District, where 15 percent reside and Mukono District, where 9 percent reside. Besides Uganda this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Mugwanya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mugwanya last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mugwanya earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.8% less than the national average, earning R 86,016 per year and in United States they earn 57.21% more than the national average, earning $67,833 USD per year.

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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 Mugwanya
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