Mbundi Surname
Approximately 1,053 people bear this surname
Mbundi Surname Definition:
Mbundi is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: fetish stick.
Mbundi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 424 | 1:174,244 | 17,772 |
| Zambia | 247 | 1:64,170 | 5,719 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Tanzania | 154 | 1:343,777 | 25,484 |
| Kenya | 41 | 1:1,126,339 | 34,944 |
| Uganda | 19 | 1:2,054,699 | 65,771 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
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.
Mbundi Demographics
Mbundi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbundui | 92 | 9 | / |
| Mboundi | 92 | 9 | / |
| Mbuindi | 92 | 4 | / |
| Mbundhi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mbundei | 92 | 1 | / |
| M'Bundi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mbaundi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mboundie | 86 | 11 | / |
| Mboundai | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mbaundie | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mbousndi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbeundai | 86 | 1 | / |
| M'Bundis | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbunda | 83 | 38,614 | / |
| Mbondi | 83 | 1,416 | / |
| Mbunde | 83 | 824 | / |
| Mbundj | 83 | 350 | / |
| Mvundi | 83 | 76 | / |
| Mbumdi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbundje | 77 | 268 | / |
| Mbondei | 77 | 224 | / |
| Mbounda | 77 | 101 | / |
| Mvoundi | 77 | 58 | / |
| Mbounde | 77 | 43 | / |
| Mbeunda | 77 | 30 | / |
| Muhondi | 77 | 6 | / |
| M'Bondi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mbuinda | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mbondie | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mhbunda | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mbaunde | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mbunnda | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Bunda | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbondih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbundep | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbundet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mboundje | 71 | 320 | / |
| Mbundaya | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mbusndje | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbeundeu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mboumdei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbondieh | 71 | 1 | / |
| M'Bounde | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbonde | 67 | 21,846 | / |
| Mbonda | 67 | 2,477 | / |
| Mvunda | 67 | 2,473 | / |
| Mbondy | 67 | 255 | / |
| Mwondi | 67 | 211 | / |
| Mvunde | 67 | 69 | / |
| Nwundi | 67 | 26 | / |
| Nbunda | 67 | 21 | / |
| Nbunde | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mbondé | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbousndje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mboundaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwunde | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwunda | 67 | 1 | / |
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