Mbukwa Surname

36,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,542 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mbukwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbukwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8,1481:6,497838
Malawi6,3001:2,717337
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
China41:341,830,39216,990
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mbukwa (58) may also be a first name.

Mbukwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbukwa is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbukwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 36,274th most commonly held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 501,138 people. The last name Mbukwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbukwa live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 58 people.

The last name Mbukwa is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 8,148 people, or 1 in 6,497. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Songwe Region, where 50 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 30 percent reside and Rukwa Region, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Mbukwa occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 43 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbukwaâ9251/
Mbukwah9219/
Mboukwa921/
M'Bukwa921/
Mbukwaya864/
Mbugwa83450/
Mbuqwa83127/
Mbukwe8341/
Mbukua8335/
Mbokwa8334/
Mbucwa833/
Mbukwi832/
Mbaukua77425/
Mbunkwe7724/
Mbhuqwa7721/
Mbhucwa773/
Mbunqwa771/
Mbugwau771/
Mbuikwe771/
Mboukwe771/
Mbugwaa771/
Mbaukwe771/
Mbeukwe771/
M'Mbucwa715/
Mbounkwe713/
Mbeunkwi712/
Mbounkwi711/
Mbeunkwe711/
Mbugua6793,030/
Mbokwe67237/
Mvugwa67211/
Mbugwe6748/
Mbogwa6726/
Nbukwe674/
Mbokwi673/
Mbugba673/
Mbocwa671/
Mbokwo671/
Mvukwi671/
Mbuqua671/
Mbugva671/
Mbukuo671/

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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 Mbukwa
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