Mboya Surname

9,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57,761 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mboya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mboya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya28,1851:1,638256
Tanzania24,1021:2,197286
DR Congo3,8651:19,1152,404
South Africa9381:57,7597,319
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
Cameroon1641:126,64114,369
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Uganda621:629,66632,895
England181:3,095,448105,421
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Zambia131:1,219,22530,856
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Congo71:712,72815,723
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Iceland21:190,0456,825
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Mboya (7,397) may also be a first name.

Mboya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mboya occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mboya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 9,779th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 126,167 people. The last name Mboya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mboya live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mboya is also the 74,840th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 7,397 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 28,185 people, or 1 in 1,638. In Kenya Mboya is primarily concentrated in: Homa Bay County, where 19 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 12 percent reside and Kisumu County, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in 38 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 42 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.

Mboya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Mboya surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mboya earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 31.47% less than the national average, earning R 162,864 per year and in United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbouya91341/
M'Boya9127/
Mboyah919/
Mboeya918/
Mbooya911/
Mbuoya911/
Mboyap911/
Mmboya911/
Mboa899,776/
Mboy89893/
Mbouyap8367/
M'Bouya836/
Mbouyah831/
Mbohyah831/
Mboyaya831/
Mbuya80118,708/
Mboyo8082,325/
Mbaya8042,200/
Mbiya8029,890/
Mbeya8019,946/
Mboyi809,165/
Mboye801,511/
Mwoya80375/
Mboja80227/
M'Boa80197/
Mbioa8049/
Muoya8024/
Mbouy809/
M'Boy807/
Mbooa803/
Mboiy802/
Mbyia802/
Mboyd801/
Mbo'a801/
Mboyp801/
Mboey801/
M'Baya731,140/
Mmbaya73802/
Mmboyi73478/
Mbauya73323/
M'Boye73169/
Mbeyap73161/
Mbeeya7383/
Mbuyah7378/
Mbouyo7352/
Mbayah7327/
Mbouye7317/
Mbouha7315/
Mbouja7314/
Mbhuya7314/
M'Beya7313/
Mbohyo7311/
Mbhoyi7311/
Mbooyi7311/
Mbaaya7311/
Mboiyo739/
Mbayat739/
Mvouya737/
Mbayaa736/
M'Biya736/
Mbeyha736/
Mbuoye735/
Mwooya734/
Mmbuya734/
Mboyeh734/
Mbayad733/
Mboyoh733/
Mbeyah733/
Mbojah733/
M'Boyo733/
Mboiha732/
Mbuyap732/
Mbooha732/
Mbooyo732/
Mbiyah732/
Mbayap732/
Mbihya732/
Mbuyha732/
M'Bouy731/
Mboytt731/
Nmvoya731/
Muoyah731/
Mbgaya731/
Mbuuya731/
Mbojap731/
Mbioyi731/
Mboyep731/
Mboyip731/
Mboyod731/
Mbayas731/
Moueya731/
Mmboyo731/
Mbuy'a731/
Muoyad731/
Mbahya731/
Mbuyaz731/
Mboyie731/
Mbheya731/
Mbhoye731/
Mbayha731/
Mmboye731/
Nboyah731/
Mbae6716,721/
Mbou6713,344/
Mbye6711,238/
Mbai678,977/
Mbau676,583/
Mbuy674,947/
Mbay674,837/
Mboe674,651/
Mbey673,760/
Mbea672,138/
Mboi671,761/
Muoa671,071/
Mbaa67587/
Mbaj67582/
Mvoa67556/
Mbayaya67153/
Mouhaya67141/
Mboj67105/
M'Bouye6773/
Mbayowa6742/
Muoy6734/
Mbouyep6728/
M'Bouja6727/
Nboy6722/
Mmbayah679/
Muhoyah677/
M'Beyah676/
M'Mbaya676/
M'Mboyi676/
Mbayova672/
Muhooya672/
Mwoy672/
M'Boytt671/
N'Bouya671/
M'Bahya671/
Mbuyaya671/
Mouhiya671/
Nboa671/
Nbouyap671/
Mbuyahe671/
Mvoy671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mboya
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