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
The surname Mbaju is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may appear 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 Mbaju is the 282,611th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,342,776 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbaju live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequent forename world-wide. It is borne by 25 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 1,348 people, or 1 in 28,961. In Uganda Mbaju is primarily found in: Kasese District, where 97 percent reside, Wakiso District, where 1 percent reside and Kampala District, where 1 percent reside. Besides Uganda it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and Indonesia, where 0 percent reside.
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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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