Mbova Surname

561,353rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 565 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mbova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3251:166,70118,604
Kenya1581:292,27818,763
Zimbabwe511:302,71130,394
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mbova (10) may also be a first name.

Mbova Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbova is most common in South Africa. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbova? popularity and diffusion

It is the 561,353rd most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 12,898,311 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbova are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name globally It is held by 10 people.

The last name Mbova is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 325 people, or 1 in 166,701. In South Africa Mbova is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 65 percent reside, Northern Cape, where 11 percent reside and Western Cape, where 11 percent reside. Aside from South Africa Mbova occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 28 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent reside.

Mbova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mbova earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.22% less than the national average, earning R 106,404 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbovha912/
Mbotva911/
Mbosva911/
Mbov894/
Mbouvai833/
Mbowa804,028/
Mbava801,032/
Mpova801,032/
Mwova80990/
Mboba80880/
Mbovo8041/
Mvova802/
Muova801/
Mboowa731,239/
Mbouba73390/
Mbavha73347/
Mbavai7386/
Mbojwa7349/
Mbouwa7324/
Mbavah7315/
Mbhovo7315/
Mbohwa7312/
Mbovoi7310/
Mboiwa7310/
M'Boba735/
Mboywa735/
Mbatva734/
Mboiba733/
Mbowaa732/
Mbovoh732/
Mbawoa731/
Mbavaa731/
Mbowap731/
Mbowah731/
Mbobea731/
Mbosua731/
Mbhowa731/
M'Pova731/
Mbavad731/
Mhboba731/
M'Bowa731/
Mbgowa731/
Mbovho731/
Mphova731/
Muovha731/
Mbow6732,001/
Mbav672,798/
Mbaw67590/
Mbouvou67142/
Muhovha67141/
Mboubai6762/
Mbob6715/
Mbab6713/
Mboubea6711/
Mboivoi6710/
Mbochua672/
Mbof672/
Mboubay671/
Mboibai671/
Muhoova671/
Mbouwea671/
Muhosva671/
Mbaf671/
M'Bobah671/
Mvab671/
Mbowoha671/
Mbohjwa671/
Mvaw671/

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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 Mbova
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