Muzige Surname

501,369th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 656 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Muzige Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muzige Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda5111:76,3988,312
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Muzige (36) may also be a first name.

Muzige Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muzige is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Muzige.

How Common Is The Last Name Muzige? popularity and diffusion

The last name Muzige is the 501,369th most frequent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 11,109,064 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muzige are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Muzige is also the 1,717,090th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 36 people.

The last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 511 people, or 1 in 76,398. In Uganda Muzige is most numerous in: Bugiri District, where 80 percent reside, Mayuge District, where 7 percent reside and Kamuli District, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 22 percent reside and Zambia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muziege927/
Mutziger86114/
Mudzhige8613/
Musige8399/
Muziga8381/
Mujige8341/
Muzege8322/
Muzize838/
Muzise837/
Muzigi831/
Mizige831/
Musiger7721/
Musigye7711/
Musigge779/
Musiget775/
Mushige774/
Muciger773/
Meuzice771/
Musigoe771/
Mussige771/
Muzieze771/
Muzegye771/
Muzeege771/
Mushinge713,201/
Muzhingi711,285/
Mauzaize7196/
Mudzhigi7182/
Muzhenge7118/
Mussiger715/
Muchiger713/
Mudzhiga711/
Musigehe711/
Muzuingi711/
Mutchige711/
Mugizi675,368/
Muzeze671,287/
Muzizi67771/
Muzeza67630/
Mugezi67547/
Moziga67417/
Mugeji67158/
Muciga67152/
Mugege67145/
Mugesi6793/
Musiga6786/
Misege6783/
Mosige6763/
Mugigi6751/
Musizi6744/
Mugeje6737/
Muzezi6727/
Muzeji6727/
Musice6723/
Musigi6723/
Mozigi6721/
Muzega6721/
Mugese6719/
Musege6713/
Mujigi6712/
Mucege6711/
Muçezi679/
Mujizi679/
Mudshinge676/
Muziza676/
Museze676/
Musize675/
Musise674/
Mozege674/
Mugeze674/
Muzisi673/
Mugise673/
Musezi672/
Mujije672/
Mugegi672/
Mutshinge672/
Mizigi672/
Muzese671/
Muzesi671/
Mouzix671/
Mushaigeh671/
Mugexh671/
Mucize671/

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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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  • 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 Muzige
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