Mbona Surname

70,194th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,046 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mbona Surname User-submission:

The surname Mbona means 'corn' or 'mealies' in IsiXhosa, one of the 12 official languages in South Africa.

Mbona Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,5961:15,0661,899
Tanzania1,4261:37,1264,294
DR Congo7941:93,04710,554
Zimbabwe3791:40,7346,282
Uganda2751:141,96112,772
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
Cameroon2071:100,33411,860
Indonesia721:1,836,794117,778
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Lesotho81:254,07015,268
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
England41:13,929,515290,718
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055

Mbona (170) may also be a first name.

Mbona Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Mbona means 'corn' or 'mealies' in IsiXhosa, one of the 12 official languages in South Africa.

- pholisiwe

Mbona Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbona occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mbona.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbona? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 70,194th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,034,281 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbona are found; 60 percent are found in Southern Africa and 60 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 701,320th most commonly held given name globally. It is borne by 170 people.

This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 3,596 people, or 1 in 15,066. In South Africa it is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 65 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 16 percent reside and Gauteng, where 8 percent reside. Barring South Africa Mbona exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 20 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside.

Mbona Last Name Statistics demography

Mbona earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.8% less than the national average, earning R 128,796 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbonga9112,139/
Mbonea914,208/
Mbouna911,159/
M'Bona91209/
Mbonah9190/
Mboona9114/
Mbhona9114/
Mbon'a9113/
Mbogna9113/
Mbonna919/
Mboina919/
Mboena917/
Mbonoa912/
Mboyna912/
Mbonaa911/
Mbonai911/
Mbonau911/
Mhbona911/
Mmbona911/
Mbounga83837/
Mbougna83145/
Mbuonga8327/
Mbongai8314/
M'Bouna8310/
Mbongah835/
Mboonga834/
Mboneah832/
Mmbonga832/
Mbonnaa831/
M'Bonga831/
Mboutna831/
Mbohina831/
Mbongna831/
Mbonnai831/
Mbena8019,433/
Mbana809,117/
Mbono805,675/
Mbone805,165/
Mbuna803,476/
Mboni801,622/
Muona80546/
Mvona80494/
Mbony80106/
Mwona8033/
Mbonh801/
Mbonj801/
Nbona801/
Mbongaya7758/
M'Bouhna7710/
Mbongo7351,906/
Mbanga7320,599/
Mmbone7318,348/
Mbunga7311,612/
Mbongi737,569/
Mbonge734,106/
Mbogne731,199/
Muonga731,099/
Mbatna73990/
Mbouni73547/
Mboene73398/
Mbonyi73396/
M'Bena73336/
Mbonyo73330/
Mbogni73297/
Mboune73197/
Mbouno73197/
Mbagna73155/
Mbonje73137/
M'Bana73117/
Mmbono73114/
Mbonne7393/
Mbehna7378/
Mbogno7368/
Mbonou7349/
Mbuoni7348/
Mbhena7328/
Mbouny7323/
Mbunea7321/
Mbanea7321/
Mbanna7318/
Mvouna7318/
Mbaana7316/
Mboine7315/
Mbonny7313/
Mbonoh7313/
Mbenea7311/
Mbanas739/
Mboini739/
Mwoona739/
Mbanah738/
Mbonno738/
Mboino737/
Mbunai736/
Mmbena736/
Mboone736/
Mbuone735/
Mbonhi734/
Mbonos734/
M'Bone734/
Nbonga734/
Mbenah734/
Mbunoa734/
Mbuono734/
Mboney734/
Mbumna734/
Mboneu733/
M'Boni733/
Mvonga733/
Nbouna733/
Mbanai733/
Mbuhna733/
Mboono733/
Mbeuna733/
Mbonee732/
Mbomni732/
Mboneh732/
Mbonho732/
Mbonie732/
Mboeni732/
Mban'a732/
N'Bona732/
M'Bono732/
M'Bony731/
Mbanat731/
Mbgone731/
Mbhone731/
Mbomha731/
Mbunas731/
Nhbona731/
Nbonah731/
Mbuony731/
Mbanaa731/
Mbanoa731/
Mbanau731/
Mbhana731/
Mbuuna731/
Mbomno731/
Mboner731/
Mbonet731/
Mbonih731/
Mboniy731/
Mbonni731/
Mbonoi731/
Mbonot731/
Mbonui731/
Mboyni731/
Mbunah731/
Mbenai731/
Mbamna731/
Mbanay731/
Mvomna731/
Mvonna731/
Mbunha731/
Mbonuo731/
Mbeena731/
Mboungaya7110/
Mbuinga673,456/
Mbounou67427/
M'Banga67396/
Mbognou67328/
M'Bongo67201/
M'Mbone67179/
Mbangna67131/
Mbanaja6798/
Mbungai6793/
M'Bongi6782/
Mmbanga6773/
Mmbonyo6770/
Mbomgni6767/
Mbougni6754/
Mbuongo6748/
Mbeunga6746/
Mvounga6739/
Mbongou6734/
Mbongoo6732/
Mouhana6727/
Mbognie6725/
Mboongo6721/
Mboungo6720/
Mbanoha6718/
Mbougne6717/
Mboutni6715/
Mbaanga6714/
Mbungah6714/
Mbomgne6712/
Mbonnou6711/
M'Bonne675/
Mbounyi675/
Mbhanga674/
Mbahana673/
Mbounoh673/
M'Banna672/
M'Bonni672/
Mbongoi672/
Mbongih672/
Mbongne672/
Mbongni672/
Mboonyi672/
Mbganga672/
Mbgongo672/
M'Boune671/
Mbonije671/
Mbonish671/
Mmbunga671/
Mbunaya671/
Mbannah671/
Mbahuna671/
M'Bonge671/
M'Mbana671/
Mbeugna671/
Mbeutna671/
Mboonge671/
Mbougno671/
Mbouhno671/
Mboumni671/
Mbouneh671/
Mbounet671/
Mbounie671/
Mboutne671/
Mbuonyi671/
Mboingo671/
Mboinih671/
Mbongoy671/
Mbonheu671/
Mbonhou671/
Mbonioh671/
Mbaanna671/
Mbanaha671/
Mbanahe671/
Mbangaa671/
Mbangai671/
Mbanhga671/
Muhonna671/
Nbonnga671/
Nbounga671/
Mvougna671/
Mmboneh671/
Mbhongo671/
M'Mbono671/
Mbhonge671/
Mbhongi671/
Mhbongo671/
M'Bogne671/
Mmbonne671/
Mmmbone671/
M'Vouna671/

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