Mbabu Surname

71,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,899 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mbabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,5981:12,8351,589
DR Congo3,0651:24,1043,031
Uganda1061:368,29523,776
Indonesia511:2,593,121151,846
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
India201:38,353,269431,471
France131:5,109,440259,941
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Mbabu (924) may also be a first name.

Mbabu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbabu (Marathi: एमबाबु) occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mbabu.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbabu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 71,560th most frequent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,056,319 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbabu live; 54 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mbabu is also the 266,476th most commonly occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 924 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 3,598 people, or 1 in 12,835. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Meru County, where 44 percent reside, Tharaka Nithi County, where 40 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya it occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 44 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.

Mbabu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mbabu surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbaabu918,820/
Mbabou91683/
Mbgabu9110/
Mbabus919/
Mbaebu914/
Mbabuh913/
Mbabuy912/
Mbajbu911/
Mbabhu911/
Mbabau911/
Mbeabu911/
Mbahbou836/
M'Babou833/
Mbaibou833/
Mbaboud832/
Mbaabuh831/
Mbavu807,328/
Mwabu806,965/
Mbawu802,280/
Mbobu80158/
Muabu80108/
Mbebu80102/
Nbabu807/
Mbebhu7348/
Mbuibu7327/
Mbampu7322/
Mweabu7317/
Mbawus738/
Mbawut738/
Mbobuh737/
Mbavou737/
Mvaabu736/
Mbaivu735/
Mbawgu735/
Mbebui734/
Mbobou734/
Muabau733/
Muobau733/
Nbaabu732/
Mbaboo732/
Mbaavu732/
Mbebuh732/
Mbavui731/
Mbavhu731/
Nbabou731/
Mbawhu731/
Mbajwu731/
Mwabau731/
Mbaywu731/
Mbobuu731/
Mbhawu731/
Mbobeu731/
Mmbebu731/
Mbahwu731/
Mbebeu731/
Mwabhu731/
Mboubou6781/
Mbuibui6727/
Mboubeu677/
Mbauwoo676/
Mbaivou672/
M'Bobou671/
N'Babou671/
Mbeubou671/
Mbehbuh671/
Mbhebhu671/
M'Bebou671/

Mbabu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mbabu in the Marathi language
एमबाबुemababu-

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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
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  • 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 Mbabu
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