Mugwede Surname

536,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mugwede Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mugwede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5921:26,0784,002
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mugwede (10) may also be a first name.

Mugwede Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mugwede occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugwede? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mugwede is the 536,820th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 12,145,910 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mugwede reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mugwede is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name on earth, held by 10 people.

The surname Mugwede is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 592 people, or 1 in 26,078. In Zimbabwe Mugwede is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 41 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 19 percent are found and Harare Province, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe Mugwede is found in 6 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mungwede932/
Mugwedi861,049/
Mukwede863/
Mogwede861/
Mugwade861/
Mungwedi801/
Mugwedio801/
Mougvede801/
Mouguede801/
Mugwadi71672/
Mugwidi71304/
Mukwedi7121/
Mukwade716/
Mokwede714/
Mukweda712/
Mogwedi711/
Mogweda711/
Mugwida711/
Mugwadhi67107/
Mouguedi676/
Mokgwedi672/
Mukwedha671/
Moukwade671/
Mukwidi5741/
Mukuedi5727/
Mukwadi5719/
Mokuedi5717/
Mokwedi574/
Mukueda571/
Miquade571/
Mogqueda532/
Mukwadhi531/
Miquaide531/
Moukouedi501/

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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 Mugwede
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