Mbisso Surname

825,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mbisso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbisso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2981:177,65615,509
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Mbisso (64) may also be a first name.

Mbisso Last Name Facts

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

Mbisso is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbisso? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 825,152nd most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 21,689,125 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbisso live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mbisso is also the 1,223,525th most widely held forename on earth It is held by 64 people.

Mbisso is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 298 people, or 1 in 177,656. In Tanzania Mbisso is primarily found in: Mara Region, where 47 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 46 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 3 percent reside. Barring Tanzania Mbisso is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbissou9211/
Mbuisso921/
Mbiso91946/
Mbeissou861/
Mbissoup861/
Mbesso832,062/
Mbissa83371/
Mbisho83156/
Mbisoa834/
Mbitso832/
Mbaiso832/
Mbioso831/
M'Biso831/
Mwisso831/
Muisso830/
M'Besso77134/
Mbessoh7763/
Mbessou7713/
M'Bissa776/
Mbaissa776/
Mboissa774/
Mvissou774/
Mbitsou773/
Mbaisho771/
Mbishop771/
Mbissah771/
Mbaisou771/
Mbeasso771/
Mbisa735,425/
Mbizo732,409/
Mbeso7358/
Mwiso7339/
Mbixo7324/
Muiso7313/
Mviso731/
Nbiso731/
M'Bessoh711/
M'Bessou711/
Mbaaisho711/
Mbessa672,789/
Mbaisa671,495/
Mwisho67631/
Mbisha67592/
Mbuisa67137/
Mwissa67128/
Mbicho67124/
M'Bisa67105/
Mbisah6738/
Muissa6732/
Mbeizo6722/
Mbuizo6721/
Mboisa6720/
Mvesso6718/
Mbitsa6716/
Mbisia674/
Mbesot674/
Mbesoh674/
Mwisio674/
Mbaizo673/
Mbesho672/
Mbhixo672/
Mbiosa671/
Mboizo671/
Mwaiso671/
Mbeeso671/
Mbizoh671/
Muisas671/
Muisho671/
Mvisou671/
Mbizsa671/

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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 Mbisso
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