Mbogua Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mbogua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbogua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1851:249,62117,012
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mbogua (14) may also be a first name.

Mbogua Last Name Facts

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

Mbogua is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbogua? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mbogua is the 1,222,957th most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mbogua are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mbogua is also the 3,024,661st most numerous forename globally. It is borne by 14 people.

Mbogua is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 249,621. In Kenya Mbogua is most numerous in: Nairobi County, where 77 percent live, Kericho County, where 5 percent live and Nakuru County, where 5 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Mbogua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mbogua last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mboguah921/
Mbougua921/
Mboungua861/
Mbogba83409/
Mbogwa8326/
Mbagua833/
Mbonguo773/
Nbougua771/
Mbagwua771/
Muoguha771/
Mbouguo771/
Mboukwa771/
Mbogwou771/
Muongua771/
Mbogwah771/
Mbohgwa771/
N'Bougua716/
Mbongwai711/
Mbohngwa711/
Mbuoguop711/
Mbougweu711/
Mbouguou711/
Mbougbai711/
Mbagwa671,772/
Mbokwa6734/
Mbogwo6712/
Mbagba676/
Mbakua676/
Nwogua674/
Muoguo671/
Mbacua671/
Mvoguo671/
Mbocwa671/
Mwagua671/

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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 Mbogua
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