Mbunju Surname
Approximately 1,199 people bear this surname
Mbunju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 802 | 1:66,012 | 6,980 |
| Malawi | 392 | 1:43,671 | 6,239 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mbunju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbunju Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mbunju occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mbunju click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbunju? popularity and diffusion
It is the 313,426th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 6,078,020 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbunju reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 802 people, or 1 in 66,012. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 21 percent reside, Mtwara Region, where 18 percent reside and Ruvuma Region, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 33 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbundju | 92 | 96 | / |
| Mbundjou | 86 | 7 | / |
| Mbunzu | 83 | 9,955 | / |
| Mbunsu | 83 | 193 | / |
| Mbunyu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mbunxu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mbunhu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mboundjou | 80 | 55 | / |
| Mbuinzu | 77 | 21 | / |
| Mbonjuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbhunxu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbougnou | 71 | 15 | / |
| Mbounzou | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mbeunzou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mbounsou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbeugnou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbumdjou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbuncheu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mvunzu | 67 | 142 | / |
| Mvunsu | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mbeunzeuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbonsu | 50 | 50 | / |
| Mbonyu | 50 | 24 | / |
| Mbonzu | 50 | 21 | / |
| Mboniu | 50 | 2 | / |
| Nwunyu | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Mbunju
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