Mwugusi Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwugusi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwugusi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2021:228,61316,073
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Mwugusi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwugusi is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwugusi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwugusi is the 1,173,425th most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 35,899,241 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwugusi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Mwugusi is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 202 people, or 1 in 228,613. In Kenya Mwugusi is most common in: Vihiga County, where 67 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 30 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 2 percent are found. Barring Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Rwanda, where 0 percent are found.

Mwugusi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mwugusi surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mvugusi864/
Mwugussy802/
Mvungusi801/
Mwogosi7175/
Mbuguzi711/
Mvunguse67115/
Mbugushe6710/
Mvunguzi673/
Mvugizi5767/
Mbuguze576/
Mwiguze572/
Muhogosa531/
Mbuguzhe531/
Mvunguze531/

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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 Mwugusi
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