Mbugua is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Audrey Mbugua (born 1984), Kenyan activist Janet Mbugua (born 1984), Kenyan television personality Judy Mbugua (born 1947), Kenyan Pentecostal pastor Kinuthia Mbugua, Kenyan politician Samuel Mbugua (born 1946), Kenyan boxer Simon Mbugua (born 1991), Kenyan footballer Bantu-language surnames