Mbuni Surname

267,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mbuni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbuni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7091:74,6717,768
DR Congo5541:133,35714,248
Kenya1241:372,41921,454
Cameroon501:415,38135,427
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mbuni (62) may also be a first name.

Mbuni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbuni occurs most in Tanzania. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbuni? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mbuni is the 267,085th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 4,981,234 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbuni live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mbuni is also the 1,246,114th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 62 people.

It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 709 people, or 1 in 74,671. In Tanzania Mbuni is mostly concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 24 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 22 percent are found and Singida Region, where 20 percent are found. Barring Tanzania Mbuni occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 38 percent are found and Kenya, where 8 percent are found.

Mbuni Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbungi91911/
Mbauni91692/
Mbouni91547/
Mbunui9162/
Mbunyi9156/
Mbunai916/
Mbuini915/
Mmbuni912/
Mbungai8393/
Mbuingi8355/
Mbougni8354/
Mbuenyi8327/
Mboutni8315/
Mbounyi835/
M'Bungi834/
Mboumni831/
Mbounie831/
Mbungni831/
Mbuinui831/
Mbuna803,476/
Mbune80493/
Mvuni80371/
Mbuny803/
Mbunh801/
Mbunj801/
Mboumgni7755/
M'Bouhni779/
Mbougnie772/
Mbeungni771/
Mboungni771/
Mvungi7311,699/
Mbunge733,363/
Mbouna731,159/
Muhoni73853/
Mvunyi73234/
Mboune73197/
Mbunje73184/
Mbuene7343/
Mbouny7323/
Mbunea7321/
Mvouni7310/
Mbinyi734/
Mbonhi734/
Mbunoa734/
Mbunyo733/
Mbeuna733/
Mbeune733/
Mbuhna733/
Mboeni732/
Mbonie732/
Mbunep731/
Mnpuni731/
Mvguni731/
Mwguni731/
Mbhune731/
Nbouni731/
Mbonui731/
Mbonoi731/
Mbonni731/
Mboniy731/
Mbonih731/
Mbonai731/
Mbuuna731/
Mbunne731/
Mbunha731/
Mbaune731/
Mboumgnie711/
Mbienyi6770/
Mempuni6722/
Mbougne6717/
Nimpuni6712/
M'Bouna6710/
Muhonyi679/
Muhonie674/
N'Bungi674/
Mbungeh673/
Mbuhneh673/
Mboonyi672/
M'Bonni672/
Mmpfuni671/
Mbonnai671/
M'Boune671/
Mbaunje671/
Mbhunge671/
Mbunaya671/
Mboutne671/
Muhoniy671/
Mbouneh671/
Mbounet671/

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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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  • 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 Mbuni
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