Mbua Surname

76,060th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,449 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mbua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,2841:16,1212,088
DR Congo1,4841:49,7846,014
Kenya7791:59,2815,833
Cameroon5111:40,6445,423
Indonesia1931:685,22953,355
Nigeria1361:1,302,52051,596
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
England71:7,959,723202,100
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Mbua (2,439) may also be a first name.

Mbua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbua is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mbua click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbua? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 76,060th most commonly used last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,130,027 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Mbua are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mbua is also the 149,908th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 2,439 people.

The surname Mbua is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 3,284 people, or 1 in 16,121. In Tanzania it is most common in: Singida Region, where 76 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 7 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 6 percent reside. Barring Tanzania Mbua is found in 21 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 23 percent reside and Kenya, where 12 percent reside.

Mbua Last Name Statistics demography

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

Mbua earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 60.39% more than the national average, earning $69,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbuat8944/
Mbuas896/
Mmbua891/
Mbuea891/
Mbuay891/
Mbwua891/
Mbuaa891/
Mbuayi80315/
Mbouha8015/
Mbuaha801/
Mbwa751,169/
Nbua75610/
Mbuo75160/
Mpua75134/
Mfua7567/
Mvua7532/
Mbba752/
Mvba751/
Mbva751/
Mbouhah731/
Mbouhat731/
Mbwau67139/
Mbwaz6727/
Mpuah6721/
Mbwai6711/
Mfuah677/
Mbwah676/
Mbuot675/
Mbway672/
Mpuha672/
Mfuad672/
Mbvou671/
Mbwaa671/
Mbbah671/
Mpuea671/
Mbweu671/
Mbwea671/
Mbuoe671/
Mbuop671/
Mpuoa671/
Mmbwa671/

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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 Mbua
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