Mbobya Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mbobya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mbobya 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
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Mbobya Last Name Facts

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

Mbobya occurs most in Uganda. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbobya? popularity and diffusion

Mbobya is the 6,723,624th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbobya live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Mbobya is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 5,577,040. In Uganda Mbobya is most numerous in: Butaleja District, where 86 percent reside and Mayuge District, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 13 percent reside.

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
Mbovya8323/
Mbobia832/
Mbobea831/
Mbubya831/
Mboubea7711/
M'Babya774/
Mbompya772/
Mwabya67210/
Mbubia6736/
Mbovia6727/
Mbubea6721/
Mbabia6714/
Mbobio676/
Nwobya674/
Mwobia673/
Muovya672/
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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 Mbobya
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