Mbhovu Surname
10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Mbhovu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbovu | 91 | 2,068 | / |
| Mbouvou | 77 | 142 | / |
| Mbahbou | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mbavu | 73 | 7,328 | / |
| Mbobu | 73 | 158 | / |
| Mbowu | 73 | 71 | / |
| Mbevu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mvovu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwovu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbabou | 67 | 683 | / |
| Mbowou | 67 | 223 | / |
| Mbewou | 67 | 97 | / |
| Mbavou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mbobou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbhewu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbaavu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwabhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbavhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbhobu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbawhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbouwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbowui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbobuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbhawu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbobeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbahwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbabhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbavui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbeevu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mbhovu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis