Mugwe Surname

109,119th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mugwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mugwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,6331:12,7111,580
Tanzania3711:142,70013,086
Uganda1931:202,27616,174
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
England81:6,964,757184,742
India51:153,413,076951,030
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Iceland31:126,6975,403
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Mugwe (1,427) may also be a first name.

Mugwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mugwe is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 109,119th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,708,285 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mugwe reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 206,591st most frequently occurring given name worldwide, borne by 1,427 people.

The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 3,633 people, or 1 in 12,711. In Kenya Mugwe is most prevalent in: Muranga County, where 17 percent live, Nairobi County, where 16 percent live and Nakuru County, where 14 percent live. Apart from Kenya Mugwe occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 9 percent live and Uganda, where 5 percent live.

Mugwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mugwe earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.29% more than the national average, earning $51,906 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mugweh919/
Muugwe917/
Mugwei915/
Muggwe913/
Mougwe913/
Mugwer912/
Mugwee912/
Muigwe912/
Mugweu911/
Muhgwe911/
Mugwie911/
Mugw895/
Mhungwe8321/
Moungwe8312/
Muungwe833/
Mugwiea831/
Mung'we831/
Mugwa801,575/
Mukwe80942/
Mogwe80620/
Mugwi8047/
Mugve8041/
Mucwe8040/
Migwe8037/
Mugue8033/
Mugbe8030/
Munghwea771/
Mughweed771/
Maugue73322/
Mokgwe73257/
Muegue73247/
Mukwey73233/
Mougue73206/
Mukwee73152/
Mmogwe7382/
Mukwei7365/
Mukwej7355/
Moukwe7352/
Maugbe7337/
Mukweh7328/
Mukweu7326/
Meugue7317/
Muggwa7316/
Muigwa7316/
Mogwei7313/
Mugbeh7312/
Mougwa7311/
Mungve739/
Maukwe736/
Mukkwe735/
Mugwai735/
Mhigwe734/
Miegwe732/
Muguei731/
Muugwa731/
Mukwue731/
Mugbey731/
Meugwa731/
Mmugwa731/
Mmukwe731/
Mujkwe731/
Mukwer731/
Mugqwa731/
Muqwed731/
Munqwe731/
Musgue731/
Mugueh731/
Muigbe731/
Mugbee730/
Maungue676,184/
Mougoue67999/
Mughwai67122/
Moughve6761/
Mughway679/
Mungwai674/
Munkwey674/
Moukwue673/
Mungway672/
Mouggue672/
Meungue672/
Mugwaha671/
Mmoukwe671/
Mukwehe671/
Mukwesh671/
Mughver671/
Mahukwe671/
Musghve671/
Musgoue671/
Mmokgwe671/

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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 Mugwe
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