Mbowou Surname

1,098,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mbowou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbowou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2211:93,97811,213
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
France11:66,422,722504,397

Mbowou Last Name Facts

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

Mbowou is most common in Cameroon. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbowou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,098,270th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 32,679,578 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbowou reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 221 people, or 1 in 93,978. In Cameroon Mbowou is mostly concentrated in: West Region, where 47 percent live, Littoral Region, where 28 percent live and Centre Region, where 18 percent live. Apart from Cameroon Mbowou is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 0 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbouwou9215/
Mbowouh921/
Mbowoue921/
Mbowo91215/
Mbowu9171/
Mbowoh83194/
Mbouwo8335/
Mbohwo8321/
Mbobou834/
Mbowui831/
Mbowue831/
Mbouwu831/
Mbouvou77142/
Mboubou7781/
Mbouwoh779/
Mbohwoh772/
Mbouweu772/
M'Bobou771/
Mbouwoe771/
Mbowoha771/
Mbowuya771/
Mbobo736,696/
Mbowa734,028/
Mbawu732,280/
Mbovu732,068/
Mbawo731,707/
Mbuwu73254/
Mbobu73158/
Mbuwo7367/
Mbovo7341/
Mboowa671,239/
Mbabou67683/
Mbouba67390/
M'Bobo67295/
Mmbobo67146/
Mbawot6755/
Mbojwa6749/
Mboubo6744/
Mboboh6733/
Mbobho6726/
Mbouwa6724/
Mbhovo6715/
Mboobo6712/
Mbohwa6712/
Mbawoh6712/
Mbovoi6710/
Mboiwa6710/
Mbawua6710/
Mbawus678/
Mbawut678/
Mbavou677/
Mbobuh677/
Mboywa675/
Mbawgu675/
Mbawoo674/
Mbhovu673/
Mbaawo673/
Mbuwoh673/
Mbowaa672/
Mbaboo672/
Mboibo672/
Mbovoh672/
Mbowei671/
Mbobeu671/
Mbhobo671/
Mbhowa671/
Mbhawu671/
Mbobuu671/
Mvubou671/
Mbosua671/
Mbovho671/
Mbauwo671/
Mbowah671/
Mbahwu671/
Mbawoe671/
Mbawoa671/
Mbawhu671/
Mbgowa671/
M'Bowa671/
Mbavoo671/
Mbowap671/

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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 Mbowou
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