Mugwi Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mugwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mugwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya441:1,049,54334,647
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mugwi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mugwi is most common in Kenya. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugwi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,843,861st most numerous surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname Mugwi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mugwi live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mugwi is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 1,049,543. In Kenya it is most common in: Muranga County, where 84 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 9 percent reside and Kirinyaga County, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 4 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Mugwi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mugwi surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mugwai915/
Mugwei915/
Mugwie911/
Mughwai83122/
Mungwai834/
Mugwiea831/
Migwi807,831/
Mugwe804,266/
Mugwa801,575/
Mukwi80106/
Mugui8075/
Maungwai771/
Mukwai73198/
Mougui73159/
Mogwai73140/
Meugui73125/
Mukwei7365/
Mukwit7327/
Muigwa7316/
Muggwa7316/
Mogwei7313/
Mougwa7311/
Mugweh739/
Muugwe737/
Mukwiy734/
Mougwe733/
Moukwi733/
Muggwe733/
Muigwe732/
Mugwee732/
Munkwi732/
Mugwer732/
Mugqwa731/
Muhgwe731/
Mugweu731/
Muugwa731/
Migwih731/
Muguei731/
Mmugwa731/
Meugwa731/
Mhungwe6721/
Moungwe6712/
Mughway679/
Mungkui678/
Mung'ui673/
Muungwe673/
Mungway672/
Mukwaai672/
Meughui671/
Muguais671/
Mugwaha671/
Mukwich671/
Mung'we671/
Muchkwi670/

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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 Mugwi
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