Mbodze Surname

164,285th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mbodze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbodze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,6391:17,4992,090
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Mbodze (3,003) may also be a first name.

Mbodze Last Name Facts

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

Mbodze occurs most in Kenya. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbodze? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mbodze is the 164,285th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,759,389 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbodze reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 132,074th most frequently occurring given name worldwide, borne by 3,003 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 2,639 people, or 1 in 17,499. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kwale County, where 42 percent live, Mombasa County, where 29 percent live and Kilifi County, where 23 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 0 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.

Mbodze Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mbodze last name is predominantly Christian (80%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mboze9171/
Mbodza83857/
Mbodzi8328/
Mbouze8320/
Mbedze8316/
Mbadze8313/
Mboize8311/
Mbudze8311/
Mbozie832/
Mbooze831/
Mvoudze772/
Mbouzeu772/
Mbedzie771/
Mboudza771/
Mboudzi771/
Mbuidze771/
Nmbooze771/
Muodzie771/
Mbozi734,241/
Mbuze731,253/
Mbeze73612/
Mbaze73244/
Mboce7375/
Muoze732/
Mbozy731/
Mboozi673,043/
Mbaeze672,306/
Mboizi671,677/
Mbudzi67813/
Mboche67525/
Mbadzi67148/
Mbouzi67109/
Muodzi67101/
Muodza6750/
Mbudza6748/
Mbauze6733/
Mbazie6728/
Muozie6712/
Mbadza6712/
Mwodza6710/
M'Buze675/
Mbazze673/
Mbheze672/
Mbuize672/
Mboyce672/
Mbuuze671/
Mbotje671/
Mbezea671/
Mbehze671/
Mbocse671/
Mbozhi671/
Mwadze671/
Mbezeu671/
Mbazeu671/
Mbotse671/
Mbeuze671/

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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 Mbodze
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