Mbunda Surname

14,446th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mbunda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbunda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania33,3461:1,588207
DR Congo2,1691:34,0624,243
Zambia1,3121:12,0811,392
Cameroon1,2441:16,6952,289
South Africa2841:190,76720,712
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Uganda441:887,25640,445
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England51:11,143,612252,590
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Mbunda (781) may also be a first name.

Mbunda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbunda (Russian: Мбунда) is most common in Tanzania. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbunda? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 14,446th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 188,728 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbunda are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 293,584th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 781 people.

This last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 33,346 people, or 1 in 1,588. In Tanzania Mbunda is most common in: Ruvuma Region, where 64 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 7 percent are found and Lindi Region, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania it exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found and Zambia, where 3 percent are found.

Mbunda Last Name Statistics demography

Mbunda earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.99% less than the national average, earning R 83,208 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbounda92101/
Mbeunda9230/
Mbundah9216/
Mbundap925/
Mbuinda924/
Mhbunda923/
Mbundas921/
M'Bunda921/
Mbunnda921/
Mbundaya868/
Mboundai862/
Mboumnda862/
Mbeundai861/
Mbonda832,477/
Mvunda832,473/
Mbundi831,053/
Mbunde83824/
Mbundj83350/
Mbundo8330/
Nbunda8321/
Mwunda831/
Mboundaya801/
Mbundje77268/
Mvounda77213/
Mboumda7789/
Mbounde7743/
Mboundo7717/
Mbundui779/
Mboundi779/
Mbuindi774/
Mbaunde772/
Mbonday772/
Mbundou772/
Mboenda772/
M'Bonda772/
M'Vunda772/
Mbaundi771/
N'Bunda771/
Mwundha771/
Nbeunda771/
Mbaumda771/
Mbundhi771/
Mbundet771/
Mbundep771/
Mbundei771/
Mbondea771/
M'Bundi771/
Mbundoh771/
Mwaunda771/
Mboundou71633/
Mboundje71320/
Mboundie7111/
Mvaundau714/
Mbusndje712/
Mwaundah712/
Mbaundie712/
Mbeundeu712/
Mboundop711/
Mbousndi711/
M'Vounda711/
M'Bundis711/
M'Bounde711/
Mbonde6721,846/
Mbondo6714,624/
Mbondi671,416/
Mbondy67255/
Mwonda67247/
Nvunda6795/
Mvundi6776/
Mvunde6769/
Mvonda677/
Nbunde676/
Mouhounda674/
Nbonda673/
Mbondé672/
Mvumda671/
Nwunda671/
Mbumdi671/
Mbousndje671/

Mbunda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mbunda in the Russian language
Мбундаmbunda-

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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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  • 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 Mbunda
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