Mbora Surname

380,259th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 938 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mbora Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbora Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2761:167,31812,883
Nigeria2261:783,81835,180
Cameroon1551:133,99415,044
Indonesia1541:858,76164,655
Tanzania1011:524,17434,222
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Mbora (339) may also be a first name.

Mbora Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbora is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbora? popularity and diffusion

It is the 380,259th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,769,239 people. The last name Mbora is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Mbora reside; 40 percent reside in East Africa and 39 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 474,488th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 339 people.

The surname Mbora is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 276 people, or 1 in 167,318. In Kenya Mbora is mostly concentrated in: Embu County, where 44 percent reside, Kirinyaga County, where 28 percent reside and Muranga County, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 24 percent reside and Cameroon, where 17 percent reside.

Mbora Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mboira91472/
Mborah9159/
Mboora9146/
Mboura9132/
M'Bora916/
Mboera913/
Mborau911/
Mboyra911/
Mborha911/
Mbourza8335/
M'Boura8311/
Mbourra837/
Mbourat834/
Mbura806,362/
Mbera803,762/
Mbara803,482/
Mboro803,392/
Mbori801,274/
Mbore80313/
Mbory8062/
Muora8039/
Nbora8027/
Mvora8016/
Mwora809/
M'Boutra771/
Mbourhai771/
Mbarga7323,352/
Mmbara73443/
Mbaura73376/
M'Bara73373/
Mboryo73299/
Mbeera73270/
Mboroh73164/
Mbouri73147/
Mbarah73106/
Mborou7398/
Mbaara7391/
Mvoura7360/
Mboure7358/
Mburai7327/
Mbarai7318/
Mburza7316/
Mbeura7314/
Mborio7312/
Mberah7310/
Mbarha738/
Mborro738/
Mboiri738/
Mbhera737/
M'Bori737/
Mbarra736/
Mbarat734/
Mburah734/
Mworah734/
Mboroi734/
Mmbura734/
Mbarau733/
Mberha733/
Mborje733/
Muorad733/
Mboriy733/
Mboire733/
N'Bora732/
Nmbara732/
Mberra732/
Mbarea732/
M'Boro732/
Mworoa732/
Mburea732/
Mboiry731/
Mboroo731/
Mboruo731/
Muotra731/
Nborah731/
Nboura731/
Mbaera731/
Nboraa731/
Mboreh731/
Mborey731/
Mborgo731/
Mborri731/
Mbouro731/
M'Bore731/
Mbuoro731/
Mborho731/
Mbhoro731/
Mbaraa731/
Mbatra731/
Mbaras731/
Mbourou673,880/
M'Mbura6772/
Mbaraha6739/
Mouhara6737/
Mburaya6719/
M'Boiry6713/
Mworoha6711/
Mbaraja679/
Mbahara677/
Mbauhra676/
Mbaarga676/
M'Barga675/
Nbourga675/
Muhoora675/
M'Bahra672/
M'Boiri672/
Mburahe672/
M'Boure671/
Mboreet671/
Mbarhai671/
Mhuorga671/
M'Baara671/
M'Borou671/
Mborouh671/
Mbaurra671/
Mbaraya671/
Mbargaa671/
Mbargah671/
Mbargai671/
Mbarzoa671/
Muorrah671/
Mbarrah671/
Mbarzai671/
Mbousri671/

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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 Mbora
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