Mbowe Surname

60,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Gambia

Mbowe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbowe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4,6411:11,4071,497
Gambia1,6171:1,190167
Malawi1,4381:11,9051,842
DR Congo3221:229,44022,327
Cameroon2121:97,96711,620
England381:1,466,26563,675
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mbowe (39) may also be a first name.

Mbowe Last Name Facts

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

Mbowe occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mbowe.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbowe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 60,001st most numerous family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 867,358 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbowe live; 55 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 39 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4,641 people, or 1 in 11,407. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 40 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 23 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 11 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this surname is found in 26 countries. It is also common in The Gambia, where 19 percent reside and Malawi, where 17 percent reside.

Mbowe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Mbowe are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Mbowe earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 23.33% less than the national average, earning R 182,208 per year and in United States they earn 48.77% less than the national average, earning $22,106 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbouwe91770/
Mboweh9115/
M'Bowe911/
Mbhowe911/
Mboywe911/
Mbowei911/
Mboowe911/
Mbowge911/
Mbowue911/
Mbow8932,001/
Mboe894,651/
Mbouweu832/
Mbouwea831/
Mbouwes831/
Mboweye831/
Mbowoue831/
Mbewe80221,252/
Mboje8017,723/
Mboye801,511/
Mbobe801,018/
M'Bow80802/
Mboue80689/
Mbawe80430/
Mbove80220/
Mbuwe80206/
Mbowi8033/
Mbouw8032/
Mboey801/
Mboowa731,239/
Mbahwe73173/
M'Boye73169/
Mboube7360/
Mbojwa7349/
Mbouet7334/
Mbayoe7327/
Mbawei7325/
Mbouwa7324/
Mbouye7317/
M'Bawe7317/
Mbhewe7317/
Mbojie7313/
Mbaawe7313/
Mbohwa7312/
Mbawie7311/
Mbouep7310/
Mboiwa7310/
Mboeya738/
M'Boue737/
Mbuoye735/
Mboywa735/
Mboeje734/
Mbawer734/
Mboyeh734/
Mbuwei733/
Mbouje733/
Mboiye732/
Mbowaa732/
M'Bouw731/
Mbuwey731/
Mboyoe731/
Mbogie731/
Mbeweh731/
Mboueh731/
Mbouie731/
Mbouue731/
Mbouve731/
Mbouwé731/
Mbohge731/
Mbobea731/
Mbogge731/
Mbowih731/
Mbowui731/
Mboyep731/
Mboyeu731/
Mbeewe731/
Mbawee731/
Mbawes731/
Nmbewe731/
Mboyie731/
Mboove731/
Mbeweu731/
Mbewwe731/
Mbhoye731/
Mbauwe731/
Mmboye731/
Mbohbe731/
Mbae6716,721/
Mbou6713,344/
Mbye6711,238/
Mboa679,776/
Mbey673,760/
Mbea672,138/
Mboi671,761/
Mbie671,655/
Mbei671,316/
Mbeu671,306/
Mboy67893/
Mbee67667/
Mbaw67590/
Mbue67440/
Mboj67105/
M'Bouye6773/
Mbej6759/
Mbayowa6742/
Mbowaya6734/
Mbouyep6728/
Mbahawe6713/
Mboubea6711/
Nbow6710/
M'Bouje679/
M'Behwe675/
Nboe674/
Mbahwei674/
M'Boube671/
Mbauwue671/
Mboubey671/
Mbouvet671/
Mbouvie671/
Mbohjwa671/
Mboiyie671/
Mbowoha671/
Mboyaye671/
Mbaawea671/
Mbachwe671/
Mvoweih671/
Mhbobeh671/

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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 Mbowe
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