Mbovela Surname
Approximately 122 people bear this surname
Mbovela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 121 | 1:437,534 | 30,427 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mbovela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbovela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mbovela occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbovela? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,637,889th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbovela reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 437,534. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 53 percent reside, Iringa Region, where 45 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbhovela | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mbowela | 86 | 542 | / |
| Mbobela | 86 | 368 | / |
| Mvovela | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mbovola | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nbovela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbowella | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mbobelai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbhobela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbompela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbouvala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbhobhela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbabela | 71 | 292 | / |
| Mwabela | 71 | 175 | / |
| Mbavala | 71 | 133 | / |
| Mbobila | 71 | 82 | / |
| Mbowola | 71 | 72 | / |
| Mbavele | 71 | 41 | / |
| Mbowelo | 71 | 34 | / |
| Mbobele | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mbawela | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mwavela | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mbowala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mvabela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbobelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbewela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mboweli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muobela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbowele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbovolo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbewola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbavila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muavhela | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mboowelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhabela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbavhala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbouwele | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mbovela
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis