Mbowo Surname
Approximately 215 people bear this surname
Mbowo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 69 | 1:669,274 | 29,584 |
| Cameroon | 51 | 1:407,237 | 34,925 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
The surname Mbowo occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbowo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,125,333rd most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Mbowo live; 46 percent live in Central Africa and 42 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mbowo is also the 1,545,828th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 43 people.
Mbowo is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 669,274. In Kenya Mbowo is most numerous in: Siaya County, where 93 percent are found, Kisumu County, where 6 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Kenya Mbowo occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 24 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 22 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbowou | 91 | 223 | / |
| Mbowoh | 91 | 194 | / |
| Mbouwo | 91 | 35 | / |
| Mbohwo | 91 | 21 | / |
| Mbouwou | 83 | 15 | / |
| Mbouwoh | 83 | 9 | / |
| Mbohwoh | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mbowouh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbowoha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbobo | 80 | 6,696 | / |
| Mbowa | 80 | 4,028 | / |
| Mbawo | 80 | 1,707 | / |
| Mbewo | 80 | 251 | / |
| Mbuwo | 80 | 67 | / |
| Mbovo | 80 | 41 | / |
| Mboowa | 73 | 1,239 | / |
| M'Bobo | 73 | 295 | / |
| Mmbobo | 73 | 146 | / |
| Mbewou | 73 | 97 | / |
| Mbawot | 73 | 55 | / |
| Mbojwa | 73 | 49 | / |
| Mboubo | 73 | 44 | / |
| Mboboh | 73 | 33 | / |
| Mbewoh | 73 | 26 | / |
| Mbobho | 73 | 26 | / |
| Mbouwa | 73 | 24 | / |
| Mbaewo | 73 | 19 | / |
| Mbhovo | 73 | 15 | / |
| Mboobo | 73 | 12 | / |
| Mbawoh | 73 | 12 | / |
| Mbohwa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Mboiwa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mbovoi | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mboywa | 73 | 5 | / |
| M'Bewo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mbobou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mbawoo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mbuwoh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbaawo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbowaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mboibo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbovoh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbaboo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nmbewo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbovho | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Bowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbavoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbgowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbauwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbehwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbeewo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbowap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbowah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbhowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbhobo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbawoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbhobho | 67 | 161 | / |
| Mbouvou | 67 | 142 | / |
| Mboubou | 67 | 81 | / |
| Mboivoi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mbauwoo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mbawoot | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbouweu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mboiboi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbohjwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbohboh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbuoboh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaawoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Bobou | 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 Mbowo
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