Mbundi Surname

347,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,053 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mbundi Surname Definition:

Mbundi is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: fetish stick.

Mbundi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4241:174,24417,772
Zambia2471:64,1705,719
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Tanzania1541:343,77725,484
Kenya411:1,126,33934,944
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mbundi (513) may also be a first name.

Mbundi Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mbundi is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: fetish stick.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mbundi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbundi is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbundi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 347,156th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 6,920,746 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbundi reside; 40 percent reside in Central Africa and 40 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 373,244th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 513 people.

The last name Mbundi is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 424 people, or 1 in 174,244. Besides The DR Congo this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 23 percent reside and Malawi, where 15 percent reside.

Mbundi Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbundui929/
Mboundi929/
Mbuindi924/
Mbundhi921/
Mbundei921/
M'Bundi921/
Mbaundi921/
Mboundie8611/
Mboundai862/
Mbaundie862/
Mbousndi861/
Mbeundai861/
M'Bundis861/
Mbunda8338,614/
Mbondi831,416/
Mbunde83824/
Mbundj83350/
Mvundi8376/
Mbumdi831/
Mbundje77268/
Mbondei77224/
Mbounda77101/
Mvoundi7758/
Mbounde7743/
Mbeunda7730/
Muhondi776/
M'Bondi776/
Mbuinda774/
Mbondie774/
Mhbunda773/
Mbaunde772/
Mbunnda771/
M'Bunda771/
Mbondih771/
Mbundep771/
Mbundet771/
Mboundje71320/
Mbundaya718/
Mbusndje712/
Mbeundeu712/
Mboumdei711/
Mbondieh711/
M'Bounde711/
Mbonde6721,846/
Mbonda672,477/
Mvunda672,473/
Mbondy67255/
Mwondi67211/
Mvunde6769/
Nwundi6726/
Nbunda6721/
Nbunde676/
Mbondé672/
Mbousndje671/
Mboundaya671/
Mwunde671/
Mwunda671/

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