Mbosa Surname
Approximately 981 people bear this surname
Mbosa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 454 | 1:116,611 | 11,160 |
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| DR Congo | 246 | 1:300,323 | 27,390 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mbosa (42) may also be a first name.
Mbosa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbosa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mbosa is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbosa? popularity and diffusion
Mbosa is the 367,166th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,428,691 people. The surname Mbosa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbosa are found; 47 percent are found in East Africa and 47 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mbosa is also the 1,566,439th most widely held first name on earth, held by 42 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 454 people, or 1 in 116,611. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Iringa Region, where 68 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 17 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 27 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found.
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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 Mbosa
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