Mbaju Surname
Approximately 1,364 people bear this surname
Mbaju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,348 | 1:28,961 | 3,983 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mbaju (25) may also be a first name.
Mbaju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbaju Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mbaju occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbaju? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 282,611th most numerous last name globally It is held by around 1 in 5,342,776 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbaju are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 25 people.
Mbaju is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,348 people, or 1 in 28,961. In Uganda Mbaju is most prevalent in: Kasese District, where 97 percent are found, Wakiso District, where 1 percent are found and Kampala District, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Uganda it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Mbaju
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