Mbu Forename

489,856th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 321 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mbu Forename Definition:

Mbu is a given name of the Lozi tribe, meaning: hippo.

Mbu Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria
79%
 
991:1,793,57937,113
South Africa
64%
 
661:826,25233,610
Cameroon
 
94%
571:379,13213,350
DR Congo
 
75%
271:2,734,35659,996
Indonesia-231:11,215,812344,499
United States-111:32,957,907231,234
Belgium
100%
81:1,436,25515,198
Thailand
 
81%
51:14,013,163173,193
England
100%
41:13,900,73089,263
Niger
67%
 
31:6,394,66547,369
Papua New Guinea
100%
31:2,717,438132,395
Brazil-31:71,412,051442,691
India
50%
 
21:607,438,9864,324,298
Russia-21:72,116,852125,484
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Chad
100%
11:13,598,39815,363
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Canada
100%
11:33,133,372113,810
Senegal-11:14,581,35634,505
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731

Mbu (12,247) may also be a surname.

Mbu Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mbu is a given name of the Lozi tribe, meaning: hippo.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mbu Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbui861,986/
Mbau86932/
Mbuy86379/
Mbou86122/
Mbeu8650/
Mbus8639/
Mbuu8637/
Mbuh8627/
Mbhu8624/
Mbut8617/
Mbuj863/
Mbux862/
Mbud862/
Mbgu861/
Mmbu861/
M'Bou7559/
Mbhuj7523/
Mbuiy7519/
Mbuuh7512/
Mbous7510/
Mbout758/
Mboup758/
Mbauu758/
Mbuih755/
Mbouh753/
Mbuit752/
Mbush752/
Mbaus752/
Mbutt752/
Mhbuh751/
Mboud751/
Mbudh751/
Mbust751/
Mbahu751/
M'Bau751/
Mbuut751/
Nbu6750/
Mvu6727/
M'Bout6724/
Mbouss6715/
Mbouha676/
M'Baud676/
M'Boup675/
Mboutt675/
M'Bauh674/
Mwu673/
M'Bouh672/
M'Boud671/
Mbaust671/
Mbauhe671/
Mbgouh671/
Mbeuth671/
Mbeuss671/
Mbâ671/

Mbu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mbu in the Russian language
Мбуmbu-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mbu