M'Bodj Surname
Approximately 7,163 people bear this surname
M'Bodj Surname Definition:
This surname has been adopted by members of the Senegalese Mbodj clan. The clan's totem is the antelope, which clan members are prohibited from harming. It is believed that members of the clan become antelope when they die.
M'Bodj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 6,757 | 1:606 | 84 |
| Mali | 323 | 1:52,536 | 1,331 |
| Ivory Coast | 46 | 1:501,549 | 15,911 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
M'Bodj Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname has been adopted by members of the Senegalese Mbodj clan. The clan's totem is the antelope, which clan members are prohibited from harming. It is believed that members of the clan become antelope when they die.
M'Bodj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name M'Bodj Come From? nationality or country of origin
M'Bodj (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﻮﺩﺝ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name M'Bodj? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 69,226th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,017,387 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of M'Bodj live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
The last name M'Bodj is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 6,757 people, or 1 in 606. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 24 percent are found, Trarza Region, where 19 percent are found and Brakna Region, where 16 percent are found. Not including Mauritania M'Bodj exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Mali, where 5 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| M'Boudj | 92 | 232 | / |
| M'Bodje | 92 | 48 | / |
| M'Bodej | 92 | 10 | / |
| M'Boduj | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mbodj | 91 | 17,172 | / |
| M'Boj | 91 | 2 | / |
| M'Boudje | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mbodje | 83 | 742 | / |
| Mboudj | 83 | 65 | / |
| M'Bodi | 83 | 46 | / |
| M'Bode | 83 | 5 | / |
| M'Body | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mboddj | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbodij | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mboj | 80 | 105 | / |
| M'Bodge | 77 | 259 | / |
| Mboudje | 77 | 65 | / |
| M'Boude | 77 | 21 | / |
| M'Bodio | 77 | 14 | / |
| M'Boudi | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Bouda | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Bodch | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Badje | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Badij | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbodi | 73 | 2,610 | / |
| Mbode | 73 | 681 | / |
| Mboda | 73 | 465 | / |
| Mbody | 73 | 175 | / |
| Mbadj | 73 | 59 | / |
| Mbudj | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Boudde | 71 | 1 | / |
| M'Bodich | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mboudi | 67 | 286 | / |
| Mbouda | 67 | 226 | / |
| Mmbodi | 67 | 219 | / |
| M'Bady | 67 | 136 | / |
| Mboode | 67 | 103 | / |
| Mbadje | 67 | 91 | / |
| M'Bada | 67 | 84 | / |
| Mboude | 67 | 84 | / |
| Mbotde | 67 | 68 | / |
| M'Badi | 67 | 65 | / |
| Mbodie | 67 | 55 | / |
| Mbodhe | 67 | 51 | / |
| M'Bade | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mbodeu | 67 | 24 | / |
| Mbudje | 67 | 23 | / |
| M'Bede | 67 | 23 | / |
| M'Budi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mbodep | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mbatdj | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mbodde | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mbhodi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mboida | 67 | 6 | / |
| M'Bedi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbodet | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbodyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbodeh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbodio | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbodoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbodoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mboddy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbooda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbodai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbodgi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbodha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mboidi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbodes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mboudy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mboddi | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Bous | 67 | 1 | / |
M'Bodj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| M'Bodj in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﺒﻮﺩﺝ | ambwdj | 84.61 |
| ﺃﻣﺒﻮﺩﺝ | ambwdj | 9.63 |
| ﺍﻣﺒﻮﺝ | ambwj | 2.32 |
| ﺍﻣﺒﺪﺝ | ambdj | 1.43 |
| ﻣﺒﻮﺩﺝ | mbwdj | 0.42 |
| ﺃﻣﺒﻮﺝ | ambwj | 0.3 |
| ﺃﻣﺒﺪﺝ | ambdj | 0.24 |
| ﺍﻣﺒﻮﺩﺡ | ambwdh | 0.12 |
| ﺍﻣﺒﺪﻭﺝ | ambdwj | 0.12 |
| ﺍﺑﻮﺗﺶ | abwtsh | 0.06 |
| ﺍﻣﺒﻮﺩﺵ | ambwdsh | 0.06 |
| ﺍﻣﺒﻮﺗﺶ | ambwtsh | 0.06 |
| ﺍﻣﻮﺩﺝ | amwdj | 0.06 |
| ﻣﺒﻮﺝ | mbwj | 0.06 |
| ﺍﻣﻮﺝ | amwj | 0.06 |
| ﺍﻣﺒﻮﺩﺟﻲ | ambwdjy | 0.06 |
| ﺑﻮﺩﺝ | bwdj | 0.06 |
| ﺍﻣﺒﻮﺵ | ambwsh | 0.06 |
| ﺍﻧﺒﻮﺩﺝ | anbwdj | 0.06 |
| ﺍﻣﺒﺘﺞ | ambtj | 0.06 |
| ﺍﻣﺒﻮﺩﻳﻮ | ambwdyw | 0.06 |
| ﺁﻣﺒﻮﺩﺝ | ambwdj | 0.06 |
| ﺍﻧﺒﻮﺝ | anbwj | 0.06 |
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