Mbughi Surname
Approximately 25,516 people bear this surname
Mbughi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 19,526 | 1:2,711 | 367 |
| Malawi | 5,986 | 1:2,860 | 352 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mbughi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbughi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mbughi is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbughi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mbughi is the 21,371st most widespread last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 285,607 people. The last name Mbughi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbughi are found; 77 percent are found in East Africa and 77 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mbughi is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 19,526 people, or 1 in 2,711. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Songwe Region, where 67 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 27 percent live and Rukwa Region, where 3 percent live. Not including Tanzania this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbughie | 92 | 4 | / |
| Mbunghi | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mbugi | 91 | 7,592 | / |
| Mbounghi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mboughui | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbungi | 83 | 911 | / |
| Mbugha | 83 | 904 | / |
| Mbugeh | 83 | 47 | / |
| Mboghi | 83 | 13 | / |
| Mbugai | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mbughe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mbugih | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbougi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbugie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mboughe | 77 | 415 | / |
| Mbungai | 77 | 93 | / |
| Mbuingi | 77 | 55 | / |
| Mbougui | 77 | 6 | / |
| M'Bungi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mbungeh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mbougha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mbougeh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mbaugha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbuga | 73 | 6,342 | / |
| Mbogi | 73 | 766 | / |
| Mbuge | 73 | 529 | / |
| Mbugy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mboungie | 71 | 1 | / |
| M'Bougha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mvungi | 67 | 11,699 | / |
| Mbunge | 67 | 3,363 | / |
| Mbouga | 67 | 204 | / |
| Mbogai | 67 | 163 | / |
| Mbogha | 67 | 55 | / |
| Mbouge | 67 | 32 | / |
| Mbugga | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mboogi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mbeuga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mmbugy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbauga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muhogi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbogoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbogie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbuiga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mboggi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Mbughi
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