Mbodj Surname
Approximately 17,172 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 16,079 | 1:907 | 113 |
| Mauritania | 411 | 1:9,963 | 1,029 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Gabon | 202 | 1:9,352 | 1,744 |
| France | 120 | 1:553,523 | 75,172 |
| United States | 62 | 1:5,846,112 | 285,490 |
| Spain | 27 | 1:1,731,557 | 49,506 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Mali | 9 | 1:1,885,448 | 1,868 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
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.
Mbodj Demographics
Average Mbodj Salary in
United States
$41,562 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| M'Bodj | 91 | 7,163 | / |
| Mbodje | 91 | 742 | / |
| Mboudj | 91 | 65 | / |
| Mbodij | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mboddj | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mboj | 89 | 105 | / |
| M'Boudj | 83 | 232 | / |
| Mboudje | 83 | 65 | / |
| M'Bodje | 83 | 48 | / |
| M'Bodej | 83 | 10 | / |
| M'Boduj | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbodi | 80 | 2,610 | / |
| Mbode | 80 | 681 | / |
| Mboda | 80 | 465 | / |
| Mbody | 80 | 175 | / |
| Mbadj | 80 | 59 | / |
| M'Boj | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nbodj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbudj | 80 | 1 | / |
| M'Boudje | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mboudi | 73 | 286 | / |
| Mbouda | 73 | 226 | / |
| Mmbodi | 73 | 219 | / |
| Mboode | 73 | 103 | / |
| Mbadje | 73 | 91 | / |
| Mboude | 73 | 84 | / |
| Mbotde | 73 | 68 | / |
| Mbodie | 73 | 55 | / |
| Mbodhe | 73 | 51 | / |
| M'Bodi | 73 | 46 | / |
| Mbodeu | 73 | 24 | / |
| Mbudje | 73 | 23 | / |
| Mbodep | 73 | 16 | / |
| Mbatdj | 73 | 12 | / |
| Mbodde | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mbhodi | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mboida | 73 | 6 | / |
| M'Bode | 73 | 5 | / |
| M'Body | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbodio | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbodeh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbodyo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbodet | 73 | 3 | / |
| N'Bodj | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mboudy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbodai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mboddi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mboddy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbodoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbodoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbodes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mboidi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbodha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbodgi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbooda | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbaj | 67 | 582 | / |
| M'Bodge | 67 | 259 | / |
| Mboodhe | 67 | 56 | / |
| Mboudai | 67 | 50 | / |
| Mbos | 67 | 27 | / |
| M'Boude | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mboudie | 67 | 19 | / |
| M'Bodio | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mboc | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mbaïdje | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mboz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mboudei | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mboudeu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbouday | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mboudey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbeudje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mboudio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaadje | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Boudi | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Bouda | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Bodch | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Badje | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Badij | 67 | 1 | / |
Mbodj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mbodj in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﺒﻮﺩﺝ | ambwdj | 80.22 |
| ﺃﻣﺒﻮﺩﺝ | ambwdj | 7.69 |
| ﺍﻣﺒﻮﺝ | ambwj | 4.4 |
| ﺍﻣﺒﺪﺝ | ambdj | 2.2 |
| ﺍﻣﺒﺠﻰ | ambjy | 2.2 |
| ﻣﺒﻮﺩﺝ | mbwdj | 1.1 |
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