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

Mugwede is found most in Zimbabwe. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugwede? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 536,820th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 12,145,910 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mugwede reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent given name world-wide It is held by 10 people.

The surname Mugwede is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 592 people, or 1 in 26,078. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Manicaland Province, where 41 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 19 percent live and Harare Province, where 15 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

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
  • 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 Mugwede
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