Mbooh Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mbooh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbooh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1321:157,34117,155
Indonesia451:2,938,871165,726
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mbooh Last Name Facts

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

Mbooh is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mbooh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbooh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,133,308th most commonly held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Mbooh reside; 62 percent reside in Central Africa and 62 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 157,341. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 34 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 27 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 23 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 21 percent are found and Nigeria, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbouoh9167/
Mbooha912/
Mbo'oh911/
Mbohouh831/
Mboho801,473/
Mbouo801,174/
Mbo'o80416/
Mboha8065/
Mboah8025/
Mbooa803/
Mbaoh801/
Mbohou732,627/
Mbouah7336/
M'Baoh7328/
Mboheu7322/
Mboiyo739/
Mbouou739/
Mbouot732/
Mbojho731/
M'Bouo731/
Mvouoh731/
Mbojjo731/
Mbouop731/
Mbou'o731/
Mbooaa731/
Mbahoh731/
Mbao6718,749/
Mboa679,776/
Mbou'ou67120/
M'Bouah6720/

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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 Mbooh
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