Mbodj Surname

31,104th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Mbodj Surname Definition:

This surname has been adopted by members of the Senegalese Mbodj clan. The clan's totem is the antelope, which clan members are prohibited from harming. It is believed that members of the clan become antelope when they die.

Mbodj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal16,0791:907113
Mauritania4111:9,9631,029
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Gabon2021:9,3521,744
France1201:553,52375,172
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Djibouti41:228,733966
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England21:27,859,030389,889
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mbodj (196) may also be a first name.

Mbodj Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname has been adopted by members of the Senegalese Mbodj clan. The clan's totem is the antelope, which clan members are prohibited from harming. It is believed that members of the clan become antelope when they die.

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Mbodj Last Name Facts

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

Mbodj (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﻮﺩﺝ) is found in Senegal more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbodj? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 31,104th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 424,385 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbodj are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Mbodj is also the 648,004th most frequently occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 196 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Senegal, where it is held by 16,079 people, or 1 in 907. In Senegal it is most common in: Saint Louis Region, where 45 percent reside, Dakar Region, where 25 percent reside and Kaolack Region, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Senegal this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 2 percent reside and Morocco, where 1 percent reside.

Mbodj Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mbodj last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Mbodj earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.68% less than the national average, earning $41,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'Bodj917,163/
Mbodje91742/
Mboudj9165/
Mbodij911/
Mboddj911/
Mboj89105/
M'Boudj83232/
Mboudje8365/
M'Bodje8348/
M'Bodej8310/
M'Boduj831/
Mbodi802,610/
Mbode80681/
Mboda80465/
Mbody80175/
Mbadj8059/
M'Boj802/
Nbodj801/
Mbudj801/
M'Boudje773/
Mboudi73286/
Mbouda73226/
Mmbodi73219/
Mboode73103/
Mbadje7391/
Mboude7384/
Mbotde7368/
Mbodie7355/
Mbodhe7351/
M'Bodi7346/
Mbodeu7324/
Mbudje7323/
Mbodep7316/
Mbatdj7312/
Mbodde739/
Mbhodi737/
Mboida736/
M'Bode735/
M'Body733/
Mbodio733/
Mbodeh733/
Mbodyo733/
Mbodet733/
N'Bodj732/
Mboudy731/
Mbodai731/
Mboddi731/
Mboddy731/
Mbodoa731/
Mbodoi731/
Mbodes731/
Mboidi731/
Mbodha731/
Mbodgi731/
Mbooda731/
Mbaj67582/
M'Bodge67259/
Mboodhe6756/
Mboudai6750/
Mbos6727/
M'Boude6721/
Mboudie6719/
M'Bodio6714/
Mboc6710/
Mbaïdje679/
Mboz678/
Mboudei677/
Mboudeu673/
Mbouday672/
Mboudey672/
Mbeudje672/
Mboudio671/
Mbaadje671/
M'Boudi671/
M'Bouda671/
M'Bodch671/
M'Badje671/
M'Badij671/

Mbodj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mbodj in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺒﻮﺩﺝambwdj80.22
ﺃﻣﺒﻮﺩﺝambwdj7.69
ﺍﻣﺒﻮﺝambwj4.4
ﺍﻣﺒﺪﺝambdj2.2
ﺍﻣﺒﺠﻰambjy2.2
ﻣﺒﻮﺩﺝmbwdj1.1

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