Mbowo Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mbowo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbowo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya691:669,27429,584
Cameroon511:407,23734,925
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mbowo (43) may also be a first name.

Mbowo Last Name Facts

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

Mbowo occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbowo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,125,333rd most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. The surname Mbowo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Mbowo are found; 46 percent are found in Central Africa and 42 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mbowo is also the 1,545,828th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 43 people.

This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 669,274. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Siaya County, where 93 percent live, Kisumu County, where 6 percent live and Nairobi County, where 1 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 24 percent live and The DR Congo, where 22 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbowou91223/
Mbowoh91194/
Mbouwo9135/
Mbohwo9121/
Mbouwou8315/
Mbouwoh839/
Mbohwoh832/
Mbowouh831/
Mbowoha831/
Mbobo806,696/
Mbowa804,028/
Mbawo801,707/
Mbewo80251/
Mbuwo8067/
Mbovo8041/
Mboowa731,239/
M'Bobo73295/
Mmbobo73146/
Mbewou7397/
Mbawot7355/
Mbojwa7349/
Mboubo7344/
Mboboh7333/
Mbewoh7326/
Mbobho7326/
Mbouwa7324/
Mbaewo7319/
Mbhovo7315/
Mboobo7312/
Mbawoh7312/
Mbohwa7312/
Mboiwa7310/
Mbovoi7310/
Mboywa735/
M'Bewo734/
Mbobou734/
Mbawoo734/
Mbuwoh733/
Mbaawo733/
Mbowaa732/
Mboibo732/
Mbovoh732/
Mbaboo732/
Nmbewo731/
Mbovho731/
M'Bowa731/
Mbavoo731/
Mbgowa731/
Mbauwo731/
Mbehwo731/
Mbeewo731/
Mbowap731/
Mbowah731/
Mbhowa731/
Mbhobo731/
Mbawoa731/
Mbhobho67161/
Mbouvou67142/
Mboubou6781/
Mboivoi6710/
Mbauwoo676/
Mbawoot672/
Mbouweu672/
Mboiboi671/
Mbohjwa671/
Mbohboh671/
Mbuoboh671/
Mbaawoo671/
M'Bobou671/

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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 Mbowo
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