Mbugu Surname
Approximately 664 people bear this surname
Mbugu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 493 | 1:93,671 | 8,364 |
| Tanzania | 128 | 1:413,606 | 29,126 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mbugu (16) may also be a first name.
Mbugu Demographics
Mbugu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mbugu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbugu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mbugu is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbugu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 496,702nd most commonly held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 10,975,220 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbugu live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent given name in the world It is held by 16 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 493 people, or 1 in 93,671. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nyandarua County, where 22 percent live, Nyeri County, where 21 percent live and Nairobi County, where 20 percent live. Outside of Kenya Mbugu occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 19 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.
Mbugu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Mbugu last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbungu | 91 | 43,065 | / |
| Mmbugu | 91 | 350 | / |
| Mbughu | 91 | 68 | / |
| Mbaugu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Mbugus | 91 | 4 | / |
| Mbuguz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbuggu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbougou | 83 | 971 | / |
| Mmbughu | 83 | 583 | / |
| Mbhungu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Mbunghu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mbuguss | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mbunguh | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mbaungu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mbugu'z | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mbuguua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbaugou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbunngu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbeugou | 83 | 1 | / |
| M'Bungu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbogu | 80 | 538 | / |
| Mvugu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nbugu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mboungou | 77 | 46,304 | / |
| Mbougueu | 77 | 24 | / |
| Mbugguss | 77 | 14 | / |
| Mboughou | 77 | 10 | / |
| M'Bougou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mbugueuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mboughui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mvungu | 73 | 431 | / |
| Nbungu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nbuigu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mboogu | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Boungou | 71 | 409 | / |
| Mvougou | 67 | 76 | / |
| Mmpungu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbougoe | 67 | 4 | / |
| M'Bounghou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mveugou | 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 Mbugu
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