Mbughi Surname

21,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mbughi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbughi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania19,5261:2,711367
Malawi5,9861:2,860352
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mbughi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbughi is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbughi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 21,371st most widely held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 285,607 people. The surname Mbughi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbughi live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 19,526 people, or 1 in 2,711. In Tanzania Mbughi is primarily concentrated in: Songwe Region, where 67 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 27 percent live and Rukwa Region, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania Mbughi 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbughie924/
Mbunghi922/
Mbugi917,592/
Mbounghi861/
Mboughui861/
Mbungi83911/
Mbugha83904/
Mbugeh8347/
Mboghi8313/
Mbugai835/
Mbughe832/
Mbugih831/
Mbougi831/
Mbugie831/
Mboughe77415/
Mbungai7793/
Mbuingi7755/
Mbougui776/
M'Bungi774/
Mbungeh773/
Mbougha772/
Mbougeh772/
Mbaugha771/
Mbuga736,342/
Mbogi73766/
Mbuge73529/
Mbugy731/
Mboungie711/
M'Bougha711/
Mvungi6711,699/
Mbunge673,363/
Mbouga67204/
Mbogai67163/
Mbogha6755/
Mbouge6732/
Mbugga6712/
Mboogi675/
Mbeuga674/
Mmbugy674/
Mbauga672/
Muhogi672/
Mbogoi671/
Mbogie671/
Mbuiga671/
Mboggi671/

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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 Mbughi
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