Mbow Surname

17,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,001 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Mbow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal31,2001:46778
France1861:357,11153,432
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
United States1121:3,236,240185,654
Spain891:525,30425,940
Mauritania741:55,3363,965
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Italy311:1,972,79688,569
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Ivory Coast161:1,441,95230,506
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Gambia91:213,717372
Burkina Faso71:2,621,72917,588
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
England51:11,143,612252,590
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
China21:683,660,78330,601
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Mbow (74) may also be a first name.

Mbow Last Name Facts

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

Mbow (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﻮ) occurs in Senegal more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mbow.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mbow is the 17,322nd most common last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 227,729 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mbow live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,125,792nd most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 74 people.

This surname is most widely held in Senegal, where it is carried by 31,200 people, or 1 in 467. In Senegal it is mostly concentrated in: Dakar Region, where 27 percent are found, Thiès Region, where 17 percent are found and Diourbel Region, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Senegal this surname exists in 38 countries. It is also found in France, where 1 percent are found and Morocco, where 0 percent are found.

Mbow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mbow surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Mbow earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 1.39% more than the national average, earning R 240,936 per year; in United States they earn 31.81% less than the national average, earning $29,425 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.03% less than the national average, earning $33,769 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbowe898,402/
Mbowa894,028/
M'Bow89802/
Mbouw8932/
Mboew891/
Mbouwe80770/
Mbhowe801/
M'Bowe801/
M'Bouw801/
Mboywe801/
Mbhowa801/
Mboowe801/
M'Bowa801/
Mbaw75590/
Mbob7515/
Nbow7510/
Mbov754/
Mbuw753/
Mbof752/
Mboob673,694/
Mbova67565/
Mbawe67430/
Mhbob67138/
Mboub6729/
M'Baw6719/
Mbofe6712/
Mbeuw676/
Nbowa671/

Mbow Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mbow in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺒﻮambw95.65
ﺁﻣﺒﻮambw4.35

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mbow
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