Mbunu Surname
Approximately 200 people bear this surname
Mbunu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 95 | 1:218,622 | 22,080 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Zimbabwe | 36 | 1:428,840 | 37,622 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mbunu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbunu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mbunu occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbunu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,185,157th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. Mbunu occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Mbunu live; 75 percent live in Central Africa and 75 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Mbunu is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 218,622. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 58 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 21 percent are found and Centre Region, where 17 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 28 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 18 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbungu | 91 | 43,065 | / |
| Mbuenu | 91 | 103 | / |
| Mbunui | 91 | 62 | / |
| Mbunuh | 91 | 6 | / |
| Mbuhnu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mbaunu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbhunu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbounu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbunhu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbounou | 83 | 427 | / |
| Mbhungu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Mbunguh | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mbaungu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mbuinui | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbunngu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbounuh | 83 | 1 | / |
| M'Bungu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbonu | 80 | 5,542 | / |
| Mvunu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nbunu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mboungou | 77 | 46,304 | / |
| Mbougnou | 77 | 15 | / |
| Mbeugnou | 77 | 2 | / |
| M'Bounou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mvungu | 73 | 431 | / |
| Mbonuh | 73 | 26 | / |
| Mbienu | 73 | 13 | / |
| Nbungu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nmbonu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mboonu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbonuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbonui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muhonu | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Boungou | 71 | 409 | / |
| Mvounou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nbounou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Muhon'u | 67 | 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 Mbunu
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