Mbojwa Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mbojwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbojwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania451:1,176,48046,524
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mbojwa (24) may also be a first name.

Mbojwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbojwa is found most in Tanzania. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbojwa? popularity and diffusion

Mbojwa is the 2,776,799th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbojwa are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mbojwa is also the 2,187,323rd most prevalent given name internationally, held by 24 people.

The surname Mbojwa is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 1,176,480. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 89 percent are found, Mara Region, where 9 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 6 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbohjwa921/
Mbowa914,028/
Mboowa831,239/
Mbajwa8345/
Mbouwa8324/
Mbohwa8312/
Mboiwa8310/
Mboywa835/
Mbujwa833/
Mbowaa832/
M'Bowa831/
Mbowap831/
Mbowah831/
Mbhowa831/
Mbgowa831/
Mbayowa7742/
Mbowaya7734/
Mboyawa776/
Mbahjwa773/
Mbaujwa771/
Mbejewa771/
Mbhejwa771/
Mbajuwa771/
Mbajjwa771/
Mbowoha771/
Mbouwea771/
Mbijawa771/
Mbewa738,477/
Mbowe738,402/
Mbawa736,940/
Mboba73880/
Mbova73565/
Mbiwa73339/
Mbowo73215/
Mbowi7333/
Mbajuwha713/
Mbhejewa711/
Mbaihowa711/
Mbaiwa671,525/
M'Bawa671,257/
Mbouwe67770/
Mbouba67390/
M'Bewa67268/
Mbowou67223/
Mbowoh67194/
Mbawah6781/
Mbouwo6735/
Mbauwa6723/
Mbohwo6721/
Mbeawa6721/
Mbiwat6718/
Mbajwe6715/
Mboweh6715/
Mbihwa6711/
Mbawua6710/
Mbahwa679/
Mbeiwa679/
M'Boba675/
Mbaawa673/
Mboiba673/
Mbaywa672/
Mbovha672/
M'Bowe671/
Mbowei671/
Mboywe671/
Mbhowe671/
Mbawha671/
Mmbewa671/
Mbawoa671/
Mbaway671/
Mbehwa671/
Mbeewa671/
Mboowe671/
Mbowih671/
Mbowge671/
Mbobea671/
Mbiwah671/
Mbouwé671/
Mbotva671/
Mbosva671/
Mbosua671/
Mbiewa671/
Mbewua671/
Mbuewa671/
Mbowui671/
Mvijwa671/
Mbuiwa671/
Mbaewa671/
Mhboba671/
Mbowue671/

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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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  • 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 Mbojwa
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