Mbulwa Surname

194,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mbulwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbulwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,5881:29,0813,217
DR Congo3281:225,24321,937
Tanzania2301:230,18119,019
Zambia81:1,981,24032,669
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Mbulwa (483) may also be a first name.

Mbulwa Last Name Facts

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

Mbulwa is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbulwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 194,523rd most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,373,864 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbulwa are found; 84 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mbulwa is also the 386,824th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 483 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,588 people, or 1 in 29,081. In Kenya Mbulwa is most frequent in: Machakos County, where 43 percent are found, Makueni County, where 34 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 18 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Mbulwa is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found and Tanzania, where 11 percent are found.

Mbulwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mbulwa last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbulwaya861/
Mboulwai861/
Mbulwe831,542/
Mbolwa83146/
Mbulua8321/
Mbuilua7755/
Mbaulua771/
Mboelwa771/
Mboulba771/
Mboolwa771/
M'Builua714/
Mbolua6762/
Mbulue6721/
Mbului676/
Mbuluo672/
Mvulua671/
Mbolwe671/
Mbuluhe621/
Mboulbo621/
Mboulvou5717/
Mbeulvei571/
Mbolue501/

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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 Mbulwa
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