Mboja Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mboja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mboja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1151:460,36231,974
Uganda671:582,67631,350
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mboja (1,944) may also be a first name.

Mboja Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Mboja? popularity and diffusion

Mboja is the 1,085,744th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 32,103,727 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Mboja live; 81 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mboja is also the 171,950th most widespread first name globally, held by 1,944 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 460,362. In Tanzania Mboja is most common in: Manyara Region, where 93 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 3 percent live and Iringa Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 30 percent live and The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.

Mboja Last Name Statistics demography

Mboja earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 87.76% less than the national average, earning R 29,076 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbojja91172/
Mbodja9115/
Mbouja9114/
Mbojah913/
Mbojap911/
Mboa899,776/
Mboj89105/
Mboudja8353/
M'Bouja8327/
M'Bodja832/
Mboya8057,761/
Mboje8017,723/
Mbuja801,266/
Mbosa80981/
Mbaja80829/
Mboza80820/
Mboji80339/
M'Boa80197/
Mbija80131/
Mbeja8097/
Mbojo8081/
Mbioa8049/
Mwoja805/
Mboca804/
Mbooa803/
M'Boj802/
Mbo'a801/
Nboja801/
M'Boudja771/
Mbazoa736,685/
Muhoja732,700/
Mbouya73341/
Mbajja73234/
Mbouza73196/
Mbocha73136/
Mbadja7366/
Mboosa7337/
M'Boya7327/
Mbajah7325/
Mboisa7320/
Mbozha7319/
Mbujah7317/
Mbouha7315/
Mbooza7314/
Mbojie7313/
Mbodjo7310/
Mbosah7310/
Mboyah739/
Mbokha739/
Mbozoa738/
Mboeya738/
Mboeje734/
Mbajha734/
Mboiza733/
Mbozah733/
Mbouje733/
Mboiha732/
Mbooha732/
Mbouji732/
Mbozia732/
Mbhoza732/
Mbojii731/
Mbooji731/
Mbosoj731/
Mbooya731/
Mbosau731/
Mbuoya731/
Mbojho731/
Mbojjo731/
Mbojoh731/
Mboyap731/
Mbozza731/
Mbajai731/
Mbeeja731/
Mmbosa731/
Mwojja731/
Mbijah731/
Mmbaja731/
Mmboya731/
Mbae6716,721/
Mbou6713,344/
Mbai678,977/
Mbau676,583/
Mbay674,837/
Mboe674,651/
Mbea672,138/
Mboi671,761/
Muoa671,071/
Mboy67893/
Mbaa67587/
Mbaj67582/
Mvoa67556/
Mbij67124/
Mbouyap6767/
Mbej6759/
Mbuj6749/
Mbayowa6742/
Mbourza6735/
Mbouzap6734/
Mbotcha6716/
Mbazo'a6716/
M'Bouje679/
M'Bouya676/
Mvoj673/
Mbayova672/
Mboudjo672/
Mboujou672/
Mboukha671/
Mbousap671/
Mbouyah671/
Mbuocha671/
Mbohyah671/
Mboizai671/
Mbochoa671/
Mbodjoh671/
Mboyaya671/
Mbazzoa671/
Mbarzoa671/
Nboa671/
Hmbahja671/
Mbochah671/
Mwoj671/

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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
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  • 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 Mboja
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