Mboowa Surname

305,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mboowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mboowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,2051:32,3984,361
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mboowa Last Name Facts

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

Mboowa occurs most in Uganda. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mboowa.

How Common Is The Last Name Mboowa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mboowa is the 305,423rd most frequently held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 5,881,797 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mboowa live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,205 people, or 1 in 32,398. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Wakiso District, where 25 percent reside, Buikwe District, where 22 percent reside and Mukono District, where 14 percent reside. Other than Uganda it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 2 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbowa914,028/
Mbojwa8349/
Mbouwa8324/
Mbohwa8312/
Mboiwa8310/
Mboywa835/
Mbowaa832/
Mbhowa831/
Nboowa831/
Mbgowa831/
Mboowe831/
Mbowah831/
Mbowap831/
M'Bowa831/
Mbowaya7734/
Mbowoha771/
Mbohjwa771/
Mbouwea771/
Mbowe738,402/
Mbawa736,940/
Mbobo736,696/
Mbuwa736,625/
Mboba73880/
Mbova73565/
Mbowo73215/
Mbovo7341/
Mbowi7333/
Nbowa731/
M'Bawa671,257/
Mbouwe67770/
Mbouba67390/
M'Bobo67295/
Mbowou67223/
Mbowoh67194/
Mmbobo67146/
Mbawah6781/
Mboubo6744/
Mbouwo6735/
Mboboh6733/
Mbobho6726/
Mbauwa6723/
Mbohwo6721/
Mboweh6715/
Mbhovo6715/
Mboobo6712/
Mbovoi6710/
Mbawua6710/
Mbahwa679/
M'Boba675/
Mbawoo674/
Mbobou674/
Mbaawa673/
Mboiba673/
Mbujwa673/
Mbaboo672/
Mbovoh672/
Mboibo672/
Mbovha672/
Mbuwap671/
Mbowei671/
Mboywe671/
Mbovho671/
Mbhowe671/
Mbawha671/
M'Bowe671/
Mbowih671/
Mbuwah671/
Mbouwé671/
Mbotva671/
Mbosva671/
Mbosua671/
Mboobi671/
Mbobea671/
Mbowge671/
Mbuw'a671/
Nbowaa671/
Mbavoo671/
Mbowue671/
Mbowui671/
Mbaway671/
Mbawoa671/
Nbgowa671/
Mbhobo671/
Mbhuwa671/
Mboove671/
Mbuiwa671/
Mhboba671/

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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 Mboowa
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