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 surname Mugwi is most common in Kenya. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugwi? popularity and diffusion

Mugwi is the 2,843,861st most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. Mugwi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mugwi reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 1,049,543. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Muranga County, where 84 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 9 percent are found and Kirinyaga County, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Mugwi is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 4 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Mugwi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mugwi last name 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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