Mboye Surname

260,043rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,511 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mboye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mboye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6341:83,5048,524
DR Congo4241:174,24417,772
Cameroon1941:107,05712,544
South Africa1541:351,80332,234
Senegal561:260,3451,574
Kenya191:2,430,52136,895
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Namibia61:401,56710,578
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
France11:66,422,722504,397
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Mboye (749) may also be a first name.

Mboye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mboye (Arabic: مبويي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﻮﻱ) is most common in Tanzania. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mboye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mboye is the 260,043rd most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 4,822,995 people. The surname Mboye is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mboye are found; 44 percent are found in East Africa and 43 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 300,342nd most common given name worldwide, borne by 749 people.

Mboye is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 634 people, or 1 in 83,504. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 37 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 19 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 28 percent are found and Cameroon, where 13 percent are found.

Mboye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mboye surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mboye earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.65% less than the national average, earning R 103,020 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'Boye91169/
Mbouye9117/
Mbuoye915/
Mboyeh914/
Mboiye912/
Mboyoe911/
Mboyep911/
Mboyeu911/
Mboyie911/
Mbhoye911/
Mmboye911/
Mbye8911,238/
Mboe894,651/
Mboy89893/
M'Bouye8373/
Mbouyep8328/
Mboiyie831/
Mboweye831/
Mboyaye831/
Mbaye80253,782/
Mboyo8082,325/
Mboya8057,761/
Mboje8017,723/
Mboyi809,165/
Mbowe808,402/
Mbiye808,111/
Mbeye804,151/
Mbuye80929/
Mboue80689/
Mwoye8026/
M'Bye8011/
Mbouy809/
M'Boy807/
Nboye804/
Mboiy802/
Muoye802/
Mboyd801/
Mbyie801/
Mboyp801/
Mboey801/
M'Baye739,356/
Mmboyi73478/
Mbouya73341/
M'Beye73173/
Mbuyeh73133/
Mbaaye73109/
Mbouyo7352/
Mbayed7346/
Mbouet7334/
M'Boya7327/
Mbayoe7327/
Mbuyee7317/
Mboweh7315/
Mbojie7313/
Mbohyo7311/
Mbhoyi7311/
Mbooyi7311/
Mbouep7310/
Mboiyo739/
Mboyah739/
Mboeya738/
M'Biye737/
Mbuhye737/
M'Boue737/
Mbeyet736/
Mboeje734/
Mbayeu734/
Mbayee733/
Mmbaye733/
Mbaiye733/
Mboyoh733/
Mbouje733/
M'Boyo733/
Mbayae732/
Mbayeh732/
Mbyeyi732/
Mbooyo732/
Mbayep732/
Mbahye732/
Mmbeye732/
M'Bouy731/
M'Bowe731/
Mbhowe731/
Mboytt731/
N'Boye731/
Nbouye731/
Mbowei731/
Nbuoye731/
Mbogie731/
M'Bâye731/
Mbeyeh731/
Mboowe731/
Mbooya731/
Mboueh731/
Mbouie731/
Mbuoya731/
Mbuyes731/
Mbyeyo731/
Mbohge731/
Mbioyi731/
Mbogge731/
Mboyap731/
Mboyip731/
Mboyod731/
Mmboyo731/
Mbiyet731/
Mbayei731/
Mmboya731/
Mbae6716,721/
Mbou6713,344/
Mboa679,776/
Mbuy674,947/
Mbay674,837/
Mbey673,760/
Mbea672,138/
Mboi671,761/
Mbie671,655/
Mbei671,316/
Mbeu671,306/
Mvoe671,029/
Mbee67667/
Mbue67440/
Mboj67105/
Mbouyap6767/
Mbej6759/
Muoy6734/
Mbiyeyi6729/
Nboy6722/
Mbayahe6717/
Mbuhyeh6711/
M'Bouje679/
Mbeyyie678/
M'Bouya676/
Mbaiyer676/
M'Mboyi676/
Nboe674/
Mbiyoyi674/
Mbahaye673/
M'Beiye672/
Moueyed672/
Mvye672/
Mwoy672/
M'Beyye671/
M'Boytt671/
Mbeyeye671/
Mbuyaje671/
Moueyet671/
Mbaayer671/
Nboyaye671/
Mbouaya671/
Mbouyah671/
Mbouyit671/
Mbuyier671/
Mbohyah671/
Mboyaya671/
Mbayaye671/
Mouheye671/
Mouhoye671/
Mwoe671/
N'Bouye671/
Mbayeed671/
Mwye671/
Mbuyahe671/
Mboyiyi671/
Mvoy671/

Mboye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mboye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺒﻮﻱambwy50
ﺍﻣﺒﻲamby25
ﺍﻣﺒﻮﻯambwy25
Mboye in the Arabic language
مبوييmbwyy-

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