Mbobvu Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

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

Mbobvu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbobvu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa911:595,35945,471
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mbobvu (23) may also be a first name.

Mbobvu Last Name Facts

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

Mbobvu is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbobvu? popularity and diffusion

Mbobvu is the 1,943,350th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbobvu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly held given name at a global level, borne by 23 people.

The last name Mbobvu is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 595,359. In South Africa Mbobvu is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 77 percent reside, North West, where 14 percent reside and Gauteng, where 5 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

Mbobvu Last Name Statistics demography

Mbobvu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.26% less than the national average, earning R 125,340 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbabvu83645/
Mbebvu831/
Mupobvu7710/
Mababvu772/
Mbebevu771/
Mbabvuu771/
Mehboobv711/
Mbabov67222/
Mwabvu67162/
Mbabva6713/
Nwobvu671/
Mahboubov671/
Mboupf671/
Mbabwu671/
Mupebvu6218/
Mbapfou621/
Mbobafa621/
Mbopwou621/
Mahbubov5725/
Mehboobf571/
Mahbubova537/
Mahbubová532/
Mbapfu509/
Nwabvu507/
Mpopfu503/
Mwavvu501/

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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 Mbobvu
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