Mbuna Surname

130,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mbuna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbuna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,4451:36,6384,251
Malawi1,4381:11,9051,842
Cameroon2601:79,8819,800
DR Congo2531:292,01426,830
Zimbabwe301:514,60841,883
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Namibia61:401,56710,578
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
England31:18,572,686338,250
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Mbuña (35) are calculated separately.

Mbuna (55) may also be a first name.

Mbuna Last Name Facts

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

Mbuna is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Mbuña. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbuna? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 130,178th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,096,532 people. The last name Mbuna occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbuna are found; 42 percent are found in Southern Africa and 42 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 55 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,445 people, or 1 in 36,638. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Njombe Region, where 39 percent are found, Iringa Region, where 25 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 12 percent are found. Beside Tanzania it exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 41 percent are found and Cameroon, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbuña9335/
Mbunga9111,612/
Mbouna911,159/
Mbuena9121/
Mbunea9121/
Mbunai916/
Mbunoa914/
Mbumna914/
Mbuhna913/
Mbeuna913/
Mbunas911/
Mbuuna911/
Mbunah911/
Mbunha911/
Mbuinga833,456/
Mbounga83837/
Mbougna83145/
Mbungai8393/
Mbeunga8346/
Mbungah8314/
M'Bouna8310/
Mmbunga831/
Mbunaya831/
Mbahuna831/
Mbeugna831/
Mbeutna831/
Mboutna831/
Mbona807,046/
Mbuni801,463/
Mvuna801,459/
Mbune80493/
Mbuno80432/
Mbuny803/
Mbunh801/
Mbunj801/
Mbungaya7742/
M'Bouhna7710/
Mbeungna772/
Mbonea734,208/
Mbunge733,363/
Mbungo731,670/
Mbungi73911/
Mbauni73692/
Mbouni73547/
Mvunga73366/
M'Bona73209/
Mboune73197/
Mbouno73197/
Mbunje73184/
Mbiena7392/
Mbunui7362/
Mbunyi7356/
Mbouny7323/
Mvouna7318/
Mwunga7317/
Mboona7314/
Mbhona7314/
Mbon'a7313/
Mbunuo7313/
Mbonna739/
Mwauna738/
Mboena737/
Mbinah735/
Mbuini735/
Nbunga733/
Nbouna733/
Mbeune733/
Mbunyo733/
Mbonoa732/
Mbeuno732/
Mmbuni732/
Mbaune731/
Mbunep731/
Mbunne731/
Mbunoh731/
Mbonaa731/
Mbonai731/
Mbonau731/
Mbugno731/
Mbhune731/
Mbauno731/
Mhbona731/
Mmbona731/
Mboungaya7110/
Mbounou67427/
Mbuingi6755/
Mbougni6754/
Mvounga6739/
Mboungo6720/
Mbougne6717/
Mboutni6715/
Mbuingo676/
Mwuunga676/
Mbaungo676/
Mbounyi675/
M'Bungi674/
Mbuhneh673/
Mbungeh673/
Mbounoh673/
Mboneah672/
Mbienah672/
M'Boune671/
Mbaunje671/
Mbhunge671/
Mbonnaa671/
Muhauna671/
Mbougno671/
Mbouhno671/
Mboumni671/
Mbouneh671/
Mbounet671/
Mbounie671/
Mboutne671/
Mbungni671/
Mbungno671/
Mbunuoh671/
Mbuhnoh671/
Mbuinui671/
Muhonna671/
Nbounga671/
Mvougna671/
Mbonnai671/
M'Vouna671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mbuna
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