Mbodza Surname

408,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 857 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mbodza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbodza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe6901:22,3743,370
Kenya1661:278,19218,180
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mbodza (175) may also be a first name.

Mbodza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbodza is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbodza? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 408,080th most commonly used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,503,554 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbodza live; 81 percent live in Southern Africa and 81 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 690,096th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 175 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 690 people, or 1 in 22,374. In Zimbabwe Mbodza is mostly found in: Manicaland Province, where 36 percent live, Harare Province, where 18 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 13 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe Mbodza occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 19 percent live and Zambia, where 0 percent live.

Mbodza Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (89%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mboudza921/
Mboza91820/
Mbodze832,641/
Mbedza832,108/
Mbouza83196/
Muodza8350/
Mbudza8348/
Mbodzi8328/
Mbozha8319/
Mbodzo8316/
Mbooza8314/
Mbadza8312/
Mwodza8310/
Mboiza833/
Mbozah833/
Mbhoza832/
Mbozza831/
Mboudzi771/
Muhodza771/
Mboizai771/
Mbaza736,040/
Mbozi734,241/
Mbeza732,081/
Mbuza731,929/
Mbozo731,430/
Mboze7371/
Muoza7327/
Mboca734/
Nboza732/
Mbozy731/
Mvoza731/
Mbuohzah711/
Mboozi673,043/
Mboizi671,677/
Mbudzi67813/
Mbadzo67566/
Mbozoo67197/
Mbadzi67148/
Mbocha67136/
Mbouzi67109/
Mbazza6721/
Mbouze6720/
Mbuzah6719/
Muadza6713/
Mbadze6713/
Mbazaa6712/
Mbudze6711/
Mboize6711/
Mbuuza679/
Mbazah678/
Mbeeza678/
Mbuiza674/
Mbedzo674/
Mbotsa673/
Mwooza673/
Mwoiza672/
Mbhozo672/
Mbazha672/
M'Baza672/
Mbauza672/
Mwadza671/
Nmbozo671/
Mbooze671/
Mboizo671/
Mbozou671/
Mbozuo671/
Mbaaza671/
Nbouza671/
Mwozai671/
Mbhaza671/
Mbezea671/
Mbaeza671/

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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 Mbodza
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