Mbolwa Surname
Approximately 146 people bear this surname
Mbolwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 139 | 1:280,858 | 20,004 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mbolwa (37) may also be a first name.
Mbolwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbolwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mbolwa is found most in Uganda. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbolwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mbolwa is the 1,459,453rd most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbolwa reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 37 people.
The surname Mbolwa is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 139 people, or 1 in 280,858. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Butaleja District, where 69 percent are found, Bugiri District, where 9 percent are found and Wakiso District, where 6 percent are found. Beside Uganda this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and Malawi, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mboelwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mboolwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mbotelwa | 86 | 9 | / |
| Mboulwai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbalwa | 83 | 4,768 | / |
| Mbulwa | 83 | 2,160 | / |
| Mbolua | 83 | 62 | / |
| Mbolwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbochelwa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mbalwaâ | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mboulba | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Balwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbulwaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| N'Mbalwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbulwe | 67 | 1,542 | / |
| Mbalwe | 67 | 1,226 | / |
| Mbalua | 67 | 39 | / |
| Mbalba | 67 | 36 | / |
| Mbulua | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mbolue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbalwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbalwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbuilua | 62 | 55 | / |
| Mbolueh | 62 | 13 | / |
| Mbaulua | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mboulbo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mbaluha | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mboulvou | 57 | 17 | / |
| M'Builua | 57 | 4 | / |
| Mbulue | 50 | 21 | / |
| Mbalbe | 50 | 10 | / |
| Mbului | 50 | 6 | / |
| Mbuluo | 50 | 2 | / |
| Mvulua | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mbalbo | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Mbolwa
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