Mbura Surname

76,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mbura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,1291:14,7591,786
Tanzania2,4171:21,9042,722
Indonesia4931:268,25424,252
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Nigeria701:2,530,61183,100
Uganda491:796,72037,939
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Namibia251:96,3768,697
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England61:9,286,343223,652
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Mbura (882) may also be a first name.

Mbura Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbura occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbura? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 76,958th most prevalent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,145,480 people. The surname Mbura is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Mbura are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 87 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mbura is also the 273,762nd most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 882 people.

The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 3,129 people, or 1 in 14,759. In Kenya Mbura is most prevalent in: Kilifi County, where 53 percent reside, Embu County, where 15 percent reside and Nyamira County, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name exists in 28 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 38 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.

Mbura Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (99%) in Kenya.

Mbura earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42% less than the national average, earning $25,025 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbaura91376/
Mboura9132/
Mburai9127/
Mburza9116/
Mbeura9114/
Mmbura914/
Mburah914/
Mburea912/
M'Mbura8372/
Mbourza8335/
Mburaya8319/
M'Boura8311/
Mbourra837/
Mbauhra836/
Mbourat834/
Mburahe832/
Mbaurra831/
Mvura801,523/
Mburi801,031/
Mbora80938/
Mbure80512/
Mburo80164/
Nbura8029/
Mbury8011/
Mwura801/
M'Boutra771/
Mbuirahe771/
Mbourhai771/
Mwaura7378,260/
Mbeure731,015/
Mbauro73260/
Mbuuri73161/
Mbouri73147/
Mvoura7360/
Mboure7358/
Mboora7346/
Mbauri7338/
Mbeury7338/
Mburho7334/
M'Bora736/
Mburio735/
Mboera733/
Mbeuri731/
Mburze731/
Mbaure731/
Mvaura731/
Mweura731/
Nboura731/
Mborau731/
Mbouro731/
Mvurah731/
Mbutri731/
Mburie731/
Mburui731/
Mborha731/
Mbuero731/
Mbourou673,880/
Mwaurah6715/
Muhoora675/
Nbourga675/
Mwahura673/
Minpura673/
M'Buuri671/
Mbeuryo671/
Mwauraa671/
Nempura671/
Mburgey671/
M'Boure671/
Mbousri671/

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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 Mbura
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