Mbughu Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Mbughu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 60 | 1:769,665 | 31,365 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
Mbughu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbughu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mbughu is found most frequently in Kenya. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbughu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mbughu is the 2,312,869th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbughu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 769,665. In Kenya Mbughu is primarily found in: Kitui County, where 98 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 2 percent are found. Other than Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mmbughu | 92 | 583 | / |
| Mbunghu | 92 | 5 | / |
| Mbugu | 91 | 664 | / |
| Mboughou | 86 | 10 | / |
| Mboughui | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbungu | 83 | 43,065 | / |
| Mmbugu | 83 | 350 | / |
| Mbaugu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mbugus | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mbuggu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbuguz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbougou | 77 | 971 | / |
| Mbaungu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mbugu'z | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mbunguh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mbuguss | 77 | 2 | / |
| M'Bungu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbuguua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbaugou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbunngu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbeugou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mmboghu | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Bounghou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nbugu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mvugu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mboungou | 71 | 46,304 | / |
| Mbougueu | 71 | 24 | / |
| Mbugguss | 71 | 14 | / |
| M'Bougou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbugueuh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mvungu | 67 | 431 | / |
| M'Boungou | 67 | 409 | / |
| Nbungu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nbuigu | 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 Mbughu
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