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

Mbodza occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbodza? popularity and diffusion

Mbodza is the 408,080th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 8,503,554 people. It 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 widespread first name world-wide, held by 175 people.

The surname Mbodza is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 690 people, or 1 in 22,374. In Zimbabwe Mbodza is most common in: Manicaland Province, where 36 percent are found, Harare Province, where 18 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 19 percent are found and Zambia, where 0 percent are found.

Mbodza Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname 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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