Mbudu Surname

398,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 882 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mbudu Surname User-submission:

A Zulu clan name from the Mthanti language. The praise is: mbudu kamhlangamabuyazandilenzosha kaziqhubundimandesobikosenqelendindwana odle iminkanshathekela ngemikhontokanye kanye nabantukanye kanye nezinkomoIsi.

Mbudu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4311:171,41417,546
South Africa2081:260,47026,176
Tanzania851:622,84338,112
Uganda561:697,13035,026
Botswana391:56,07510,323
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Mbudu (42) may also be a first name.

Mbudu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Zulu clan name from the Mthanti language. The praise is: mbudu kamhlangamabuyazandilenzosha kaziqhubundimandesobikosenqelendindwana odle iminkanshathekela ngemikhontokanye kanye nabantukanye kanye nezinkomoIsi.

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Mbudu Last Name Facts

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

Mbudu is found most in The DR Congo. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbudu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mbudu is the 398,988th most widely held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 8,262,524 people. The last name Mbudu is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mbudu reside; 51 percent reside in Central Africa and 51 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 42 people.

The last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 431 people, or 1 in 171,414. Not including The DR Congo it occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 24 percent are found and Tanzania, where 10 percent are found.

Mbudu Last Name Statistics demography

Mbudu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.93% less than the national average, earning R 80,952 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbaudu9162/
Mbudhu914/
Mbhudu912/
Mbuddu912/
Mbuidu911/
Mbudou911/
Mboudou832,197/
Mbeudeu8318/
Mbeudou8311/
Mboudeu833/
Mbodu80195/
Mvudu8053/
Nbudu802/
Mwudu801/
Mbeudous771/
Mbiedu735/
Mboedu731/
Mmbodu731/
Mvoudou674/
Nboudou671/
M'Boduj671/
Nwudu60302/
Nvudu602/
Mwodu601/
Nbodu601/
Mouhoudou577/
Mbodou5513,594/
Nwaudu5569/
Mbodeu5524/
Nbiedu551/
M'Bodou50867/
Mbiedou5067/

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