Mbuba Surname

31,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,695 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mbuba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbuba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania12,2871:4,309593
DR Congo2,7231:27,1323,405
Kenya1,3241:34,8793,777
Nigeria1881:942,24940,456
South Africa1081:501,64540,799
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
France71:9,488,960336,266
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mbuba (372) may also be a first name.

Mbuba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbuba is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbuba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 31,948th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 436,511 people. The surname Mbuba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbuba are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mbuba is also the 450,135th most common first name world-wide It is held by 372 people.

Mbuba is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 12,287 people, or 1 in 4,309. In Tanzania Mbuba is primarily concentrated in: Songwe Region, where 64 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 29 percent are found and Rukwa Region, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found and Kenya, where 8 percent are found.

Mbuba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mbuba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.15% less than the national average, earning R 111,336 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbouba91390/
Mbubah91132/
Mbuboa9134/
Mbeuba9124/
Mbuiba9121/
Mbubea9121/
Mbubha9119/
M'Buba9117/
Mbuuba915/
Mbueba914/
Mbuyba913/
Mbubat911/
Mboubai8362/
Mboubea8311/
Mboubga832/
Mbeubap831/
Mbubaya831/
Mboubay831/
Mbubahe831/
Mbuwa806,625/
Mbuva802,118/
Mbubi801,069/
Mbube80901/
Mboba80880/
Mvuba80124/
Mbubo8024/
Nbuba8010/
Mwuba802/
Mbubaahe771/
Mbuvha73259/
Mbuubi73161/
Mboubi7388/
Mboube7360/
Mbibah7353/
Mboubo7344/
Mbuvah7338/
Mbubio7333/
Mbuebo7327/
Mbouwa7324/
Mbauwa7323/
Mbubit7311/
Mbusva738/
Mbeubo737/
M'Boba735/
Mbujwa733/
Mbuibi733/
Mbubii733/
Mbubih733/
Mbubie732/
Nbouba732/
Mbusbe731/
Mbhuwa731/
Mbaubo731/
Mvouba731/
Mboubé731/
Mbuw'a731/
Mvubha731/
Mbeube731/
Mbeuua731/
Mbuiwa731/
Mbunpa731/
Mbuubo731/
Mbuwah731/
Mbuyua731/
Mbobea731/
Mbubui731/
Mwubha731/
Mhboba731/
Mbuwap731/
Mwubaha67200/
Mboubou6781/
Mbuibui6727/
Mbumpha679/
Mbeubet674/
Mbouvai673/
Mboubie673/
Mbausua672/
Mbuchwa672/
Mbiebea672/
Mbauhwa671/
Mbauhua671/
M'Boube671/
Mbeubou671/
Mboubey671/
Mboubio671/
Mbouwea671/
Mwubahe671/
Mbuthua671/
M'Bobah671/

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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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  • 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 Mbuba
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