Mbobi Surname

341,330th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,076 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mbobi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbobi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6311:85,86010,565
DR Congo2391:309,12027,984
Cameroon931:223,32322,423
Uganda671:582,67631,350
Congo161:311,8189,139
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mbobi (23) may also be a first name.

Mbobi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbobi is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Mbobi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbobi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 341,330th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 6,772,812 people. The surname Mbobi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mbobi are found; 59 percent are found in Southern Africa and 59 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mbobi is also the 2,239,265th most common forename internationally, held by 23 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 631 people, or 1 in 85,860. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 41 percent reside, Western Cape, where 26 percent reside and North West, where 13 percent reside. Not including South Africa Mbobi occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 22 percent reside and Cameroon, where 9 percent reside.

Mbobi Last Name Statistics demography

Mbobi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.81% less than the national average, earning R 114,516 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mboubi9188/
M'Bobi9126/
Mbobhi9120/
Mbobie9119/
Mbobio916/
Mbobit911/
Mboobi911/
M'Bobie83145/
Mboubai8362/
M'Bobio8334/
Mbhobhi8311/
Mboubie833/
Mboobih831/
Mboobhi831/
Mbotbai831/
Mboubio831/
Mboiboi831/
Mboibai831/
Mbabi802,861/
Mbubi801,069/
Mbobe801,018/
Mboba80880/
Mbebi80548/
Mbovi8080/
Mwobi8078/
Mbowi8033/
Muobi804/
Mvobi804/
Mbabie73463/
Mbouba73390/
Mbabit73327/
Mbuubi73161/
Mbabid73106/
Mboube7360/
Mbahbi7343/
Mbubio7333/
Mbabai7327/
Mbubit7311/
Mboiwa7310/
Mbovoi7310/
M'Boba735/
Mbeebi735/
Mbebui734/
Mbabio733/
Mboiba733/
Mbuibi733/
Mbubii733/
Mbubih733/
Mbebie733/
Mbubie732/
Mwaboi732/
Mbouvi731/
Mbohbe731/
Mvoubi731/
Muhobi731/
Mwobui731/
Mhboba731/
Mbobeu731/
Mbowei731/
Mboubé731/
Mbonpi731/
Mbobea731/
Mbowih731/
Mbowui731/
Mbubui731/
Mbatbi731/
Mbeboi731/
Mbaboi731/
Mvobih731/
Mbaebie67265/
Mbahbai67121/
Mouhabi6747/
Mbuibui6727/
M'Babei6715/
Mboubea6711/
Mboivoi6710/
M'Babih6710/
Mbouvai673/
N'Bobie673/
Mbhabhi671/
Mboubay671/
Mboubey671/
Mbouvie671/
Mbahbit671/
Mbabiea671/
N'Bobio671/
M'Boube671/
Mouhobi671/
Mhbobeh671/

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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 Mbobi
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