Mbowa Surname
Approximately 4,028 people bear this surname
Mbowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,753 | 1:22,270 | 3,245 |
| DR Congo | 1,697 | 1:43,535 | 5,297 |
| Zimbabwe | 187 | 1:82,557 | 12,049 |
| Tanzania | 96 | 1:551,475 | 35,149 |
| Kenya | 95 | 1:486,104 | 25,105 |
| Cameroon | 80 | 1:259,613 | 25,186 |
| Indonesia | 58 | 1:2,280,159 | 138,233 |
| South Africa | 28 | 1:1,934,918 | 88,980 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Mbowa (183) may also be a first name.
Mbowa Demographics
Average Mbowa Salary in
United States
$36,781 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mbowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mbowa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﻬﻮ) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mbowa.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbowa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 114,732nd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,809,222 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mbowa are found; 48 percent are found in East Africa and 48 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 673,127th most widely held first name globally It is held by 183 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 1,753 people, or 1 in 22,270. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Wakiso District, where 20 percent live, Buikwe District, where 16 percent live and Kampala District, where 15 percent live. Other than Uganda Mbowa exists in 18 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 42 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live.
Mbowa Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Mbowa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.97% more than the national average, earning R 361,140 per year and in United States they earn 14.76% less than the national average, earning $36,781 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mboowa | 91 | 1,239 | / |
| Mbojwa | 91 | 49 | / |
| Mbouwa | 91 | 24 | / |
| Mbohwa | 91 | 12 | / |
| Mboiwa | 91 | 10 | / |
| Mboywa | 91 | 5 | / |
| Mbowaa | 91 | 2 | / |
| M'Bowa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbgowa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbhowa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbowah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbowap | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbow | 89 | 32,001 | / |
| Mbowoha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbohjwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbouwea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbawa | 80 | 6,940 | / |
| Mboba | 80 | 880 | / |
| M'Bow | 80 | 802 | / |
| Mbova | 80 | 565 | / |
| Mbowo | 80 | 215 | / |
| Mpowa | 80 | 186 | / |
| Mbouw | 80 | 32 | / |
| Nbowa | 80 | 1 | / |
| M'Bawa | 73 | 1,257 | / |
| Mbouba | 73 | 390 | / |
| Mbowou | 73 | 223 | / |
| Mbowoh | 73 | 194 | / |
| Mbawah | 73 | 81 | / |
| Mbouwo | 73 | 35 | / |
| Mbohwo | 73 | 21 | / |
| Mbawua | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mbahwa | 73 | 9 | / |
| M'Boba | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mbaawa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mboiba | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbovha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbobea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbotva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbosva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhboba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbosua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbowei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbaway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbawoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nbgowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nboowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbawha | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Bouw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nbowaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbav | 67 | 2,798 | / |
| Mbaw | 67 | 590 | / |
| Mboubai | 67 | 62 | / |
| Mbob | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mbouwou | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mbab | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mbahawa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mbaawah | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mboubea | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nbow | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mbouwoh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mbawuaa | 67 | 6 | / |
| M'Mbawa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbov | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbouvai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbouweu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbohwoh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbof | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbochua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbaujwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mboibai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaawua | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Bobah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbauhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaawea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaswua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbowouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mboubay | 67 | 1 | / |
Mbowa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mbowa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﺒﻬﻮ | ambhw | - |
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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 Mbowa
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