Mbobo Surname

73,510th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,696 people bear this surname

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

Mbobo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbobo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,6491:11,6541,453
DR Congo6911:106,91711,858
Malawi4971:34,4455,098
Zimbabwe3111:49,6417,575
Cameroon1551:133,99415,044
Lesotho1331:15,2823,323
Nigeria841:2,108,84273,007
Kenya521:888,07532,885
Zambia351:452,85521,237
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Congo221:226,7778,465
Tanzania201:2,647,08148,780
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Iceland31:126,6975,403
England31:18,572,686338,250
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Mbobo (222) may also be a first name.

Mbobo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbobo is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbobo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 73,510th most prevalent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,088,343 people. The surname Mbobo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbobo are found; 84 percent are found in Southern Africa and 84 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mbobo is also the 605,116th most commonly held given name in the world, borne by 222 people.

The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 4,649 people, or 1 in 11,654. In South Africa Mbobo is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 52 percent live, Gauteng, where 18 percent live and Western Cape, where 10 percent live. Barring South Africa this last name is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 10 percent live and Malawi, where 7 percent live.

Mbobo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mbobo earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.04% less than the national average, earning R 166,260 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'Bobo91295/
Mmbobo91146/
Mboubo9144/
Mboboh9133/
Mbobho9126/
Mboobo9112/
Mbobou914/
Mboibo912/
Mbobos911/
Mbobgo911/
Mbhobo911/
Mbhobho83161/
Mboubou8381/
Mboiboi831/
M'Bobou831/
Mbobohe831/
Mbuoboh831/
Mbohboh831/
Mboba80880/
Mbabo80713/
Mbowo80215/
Mbebo80139/
Mbovo8041/
Mbubo8024/
Mvobo8017/
Muobo806/
Mwobo801/
Nbobo801/
Mboowa731,239/
Mbabou73683/
Mbouba73390/
Mbowou73223/
Mbowoh73194/
Mbeboh7397/
Mbompo7348/
Mbouwo7335/
Mbuboa7334/
Mbohwo7321/
Mbabot7315/
Mbhovo7315/
Mbaboh7313/
Mbovoi7310/
Mbeubo737/
M'Boba735/
Mbawoo734/
Mboiba733/
Mbaabo732/
Mbaboo732/
Mbovoh732/
Mbabod732/
Mhboba731/
Mbobeu731/
Mbovho731/
Mbavoo731/
Mbuubo731/
Mbaboi731/
Mbaboy731/
Mbaïbo731/
Muobot731/
Mbaubo731/
Mbeboi731/
Mbouvou67142/
Mbouwou6715/
Mboivoi6710/
Mbouwoh679/
Mbauwoo676/
Mbahbou676/
Mbohwoh672/
Mboubga672/
Mbawoot672/
Mbaboud672/
Mbaawoo671/
M'Bobah671/
Mbeubou671/
Mboumpo671/
Mbompou671/
Mbowoha671/
Mbowouh671/
Mbhompo671/
Muobgoh671/

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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
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  • 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 Mbobo
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