Mbouya Surname
Approximately 341 people bear this surname
Mbouya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 305 | 1:68,095 | 8,576 |
| Congo | 17 | 1:293,476 | 8,994 |
| Mauritania | 13 | 1:314,989 | 13,616 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mbouya (22) may also be a first name.
Mbouya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbouya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mbouya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﻮﻱ) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbouya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mbouya is the 816,514th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 21,371,102 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbouya are found; 94 percent are found in Central Africa and 93 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most widely held given name world-wide, borne by 22 people.
Mbouya is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 305 people, or 1 in 68,095. In Cameroon Mbouya is most numerous in: Littoral Region, where 37 percent are found, West Region, where 30 percent are found and Centre Region, where 24 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 5 percent are found and Mauritania, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mbouya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mbouya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﺒﻮﻱ | ambwy | 80 |
| ﺃﻣﺒﻮﻱ | ambwy | 20 |
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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 Mbouya
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