M'Bodj Surname

69,226th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania6,7571:60684
Mali3231:52,5361,331
Ivory Coast461:501,54915,911
France281:2,372,240182,981
England51:11,143,612252,590
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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.

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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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'Boudj92232/
M'Bodje9248/
M'Bodej9210/
M'Boduj921/
Mbodj9117,172/
M'Boj912/
M'Boudje863/
Mbodje83742/
Mboudj8365/
M'Bodi8346/
M'Bode835/
M'Body833/
Mboddj831/
Mbodij831/
Mboj80105/
M'Bodge77259/
Mboudje7765/
M'Boude7721/
M'Bodio7714/
M'Boudi771/
M'Bouda771/
M'Bodch771/
M'Badje771/
M'Badij771/
Mbodi732,610/
Mbode73681/
Mboda73465/
Mbody73175/
Mbadj7359/
Mbudj731/
M'Boudde711/
M'Bodich711/
Mboudi67286/
Mbouda67226/
Mmbodi67219/
M'Bady67136/
Mboode67103/
Mbadje6791/
M'Bada6784/
Mboude6784/
Mbotde6768/
M'Badi6765/
Mbodie6755/
Mbodhe6751/
M'Bade6727/
Mbodeu6724/
Mbudje6723/
M'Bede6723/
M'Budi6721/
Mbodep6716/
Mbatdj6712/
Mbodde679/
Mbhodi677/
Mboida676/
M'Bedi674/
Mbodet673/
Mbodyo673/
Mbodeh673/
Mbodio673/
Mbodoa671/
Mbodoi671/
Mboddy671/
Mbooda671/
Mbodai671/
Mbodgi671/
Mbodha671/
Mboidi671/
Mbodes671/
Mboudy671/
Mboddi671/
M'Bous671/

M'Bodj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
M'Bodj in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺒﻮﺩﺝambwdj84.61
ﺃﻣﺒﻮﺩﺝambwdj9.63
ﺍﻣﺒﻮﺝambwj2.32
ﺍﻣﺒﺪﺝambdj1.43
ﻣﺒﻮﺩﺝmbwdj0.42
ﺃﻣﺒﻮﺝambwj0.3
ﺃﻣﺒﺪﺝambdj0.24
ﺍﻣﺒﻮﺩﺡambwdh0.12
ﺍﻣﺒﺪﻭﺝambdwj0.12
ﺍﺑﻮﺗﺶabwtsh0.06
ﺍﻣﺒﻮﺩﺵambwdsh0.06
ﺍﻣﺒﻮﺗﺶambwtsh0.06
ﺍﻣﻮﺩﺝamwdj0.06
ﻣﺒﻮﺝmbwj0.06
ﺍﻣﻮﺝamwj0.06
ﺍﻣﺒﻮﺩﺟﻲambwdjy0.06
ﺑﻮﺩﺝbwdj0.06
ﺍﻣﺒﻮﺵambwsh0.06
ﺍﻧﺒﻮﺩﺝanbwdj0.06
ﺍﻣﺒﺘﺞambtj0.06
ﺍﻣﺒﻮﺩﻳﻮambwdyw0.06
ﺁﻣﺒﻮﺩﺝambwdj0.06
ﺍﻧﺒﻮﺝanbwj0.06

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