Muwaga Surname
Approximately 590 people bear this surname
Muwaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 583 | 1:66,963 | 7,535 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Muwaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muwaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Muwaga is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muwaga? popularity and diffusion
Muwaga is the 543,414th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,351,773 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muwaga live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Muwaga is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 583 people, or 1 in 66,963. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Namutumba District, where 29 percent live, Bugiri District, where 12 percent live and Kampala District, where 11 percent live. Excluding Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muwagga | 92 | 19 | / |
| Muhwaga | 92 | 5 | / |
| Muwagha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mujwaga | 92 | 1 | / |
| Muywanga | 86 | 1,177 | / |
| Mujwanga | 86 | 6 | / |
| Muweanga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muwaanga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muuwanga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muwhanga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mowaga | 83 | 68 | / |
| Mubaga | 83 | 46 | / |
| Muwega | 83 | 11 | / |
| Muwago | 83 | 9 | / |
| Miwaga | 83 | 5 | / |
| Muwagi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Muwoga | 83 | 2 | / |
| Muwage | 83 | 2 | / |
| Muwahanga | 80 | 2 | / |
| Muwonga | 77 | 308 | / |
| Muwangi | 77 | 179 | / |
| Muvanga | 77 | 66 | / |
| Mubaaga | 77 | 42 | / |
| Muwange | 77 | 16 | / |
| Muswagi | 77 | 11 | / |
| Mujwago | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mujwega | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mubauga | 77 | 2 | / |
| Muswoga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mouvagai | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mouvagha | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mujuanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muvhanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mubago | 67 | 169 | / |
| Muboga | 67 | 70 | / |
| Mowagi | 67 | 60 | / |
| Mubagi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Muwoge | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mubage | 67 | 9 | / |
| Muwogo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Miwago | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mauvhanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mowage | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Muwaga
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