Mbo Surname

19,186th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Equatorial Guinea

Mbo Surname Definition:

Mbo is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: hippopotamus.

Mbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo15,2141:4,856561
Cameroon5,6861:3,653437
Equatorial Guinea5,4161:21052
Senegal3901:37,383708
Nigeria3891:455,38023,220
Mali3231:52,5361,331
South Africa2841:190,76720,712
Gabon2531:7,4671,394
Congo1411:35,3843,446
Indonesia881:1,502,832101,066
France801:830,28498,964
Niger751:255,8948,080
Papua New Guinea631:129,42417,695
Botswana441:49,7039,263
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Ivory Coast201:1,153,56226,783
England161:3,482,379114,324
Lesotho121:169,38013,459
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010

Mbo (3,887) may also be a first name.

Mbo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mbo is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: hippopotamus.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mbo Last Name Facts

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

Mbo occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 19,186th most widely held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 254,294 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbo live; 93 percent live in Central Africa and 89 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 112,482nd most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 3,887 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 15,214 people, or 1 in 4,856. Other than The DR Congo this surname is found in 56 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 20 percent are found and Equatorial Guinea, where 19 percent are found.

Mbo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mbo earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 59.34% less than the national average, earning R 96,624 per year; in United States they earn 19.88% less than the national average, earning $34,571 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.45% less than the national average, earning $35,051 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbou8613,344/
Mboa869,776/
Mboh865,839/
Mboo862,242/
M'Bo861,975/
Mboi861,761/
Mboy86893/
Mbot86675/
Mmbo86621/
Mbuo86160/
Mboj86105/
Mbop8679/
Mbos8627/
Mbho8610/
Mboz868/
Mbod863/
Mbgo862/
Mhbo861/
Nmbo861/
Mboup7536,623/
Mbouh75587/
M'Boh75339/
M'Bou75320/
M'Boa75197/
Mbous75197/
Mmboi7597/
Mboud7589/
M'Boi7526/
Mbout7525/
Mbosh7521/
Mbots7511/
Mboss759/
M'Boy757/
Mbuot755/
Mbhou754/
Mboiz753/
Mbooa753/
Mbgou752/
Mbott752/
Mboot752/
Mbopp752/
M'Boj752/
Mbuoe751/
M'Bho751/
M'Mbo751/
Mmboh751/
Mboyp751/
Mbo'a751/
Mbood751/
Mhbod751/
M'Bot751/
Mbgoi751/
Mbouz751/
Mbuop751/
Mboyd751/
Mbohh751/
Mba67220,264/
Muo671,688/
Mvo671,596/
M'Boud67903/
M'Boup67358/
Nbo6772/
M'Bout6757/
Mwo6747/
M'Bouh6721/
Mbooyi6711/
Mbouch6710/
Mbá673/
Mboupp673/
Mbooha672/
Mbouss672/
Mboupf671/
Mmhboo671/
Mmbooh671/
M'Mboi671/
Mbothz671/
Mboggi671/
Mboytt671/
M'Bous671/
Mbà671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mbo
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