Mugwika Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mugwika Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mugwika Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2391:193,22114,280
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mugwika (12) may also be a first name.

Mugwika Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mugwika is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugwika? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mugwika is the 1,022,958th most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 29,504,234 people. The last name Mugwika occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mugwika reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mugwika is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 12 people.

It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 239 people, or 1 in 193,221. In Kenya Mugwika is primarily found in: Meru County, where 73 percent are found, Tharaka Nithi County, where 21 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 4 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 3 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Mugwika Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mukwika864/
Migwika861/
Mukweka71423/
Mogweka711/
Muguiko711/
Mukwica711/
Mukwiko711/
Mugwichi6719/
Mukweeka6714/
Mukwaiki676/
Mucwicki674/
Mouguiki671/
Mugwechi671/
Mokuiki5715/
Mokweka576/
Muquica571/
Mokwiki571/
Mukweko571/
Mukweki571/
Mukweke571/
Muquiko571/
Mukwichi5334/
Muquicai5328/
Miquicai531/
Mukwekho531/
Mukweeke531/
Moukuiko531/
Mukwiche531/

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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 Mugwika
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