Mbivu Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mbivu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Mbivu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1071:431,58823,328
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mbivu Demographics

Mbivu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mbivu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbivu occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbivu? popularity and diffusion

Mbivu is the 1,484,726th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. The surname Mbivu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbivu live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 107 people, or 1 in 431,588. In Kenya Mbivu is mostly concentrated in: Kitui County, where 100 percent live. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 24 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Mbivu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbaivu915/
Mbivou911/
Mbaivou832/
Mbibu8098/
Mwivu8048/
Mbevu808/
Mbiwu804/
Muivu801/
Mwaivu73437/
Mbuibu7327/
Mbibuh736/
Mbivoe733/
Mbibui733/
Mbiebu732/
Mbiwou732/
Nbiovu731/
Mbeevu731/
Mbuibui6727/
Mbaibou673/
Mbitbeu671/
Mbiewou671/
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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 Mbivu
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