Mbuu Surname

410,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 851 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mbuu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbuu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4141:111,5469,517
DR Congo3421:216,02221,248
Indonesia531:2,495,268147,726
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Namibia151:160,6279,571
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Mbuu (37) may also be a first name.

Mbuu Last Name Facts

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

Mbuu is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbuu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 410,325th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 8,563,509 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Mbuu are found; 49 percent are found in East Africa and 49 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequent given name globally, held by 37 people.

The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 414 people, or 1 in 111,546. In Kenya Mbuu is most common in: Machakos County, where 46 percent live, Nairobi County, where 20 percent live and Kitui County, where 14 percent live. Excluding Kenya Mbuu is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 40 percent live and Indonesia, where 6 percent live.

Mbuu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Mbuu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 72.12% less than the national average, earning $12,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbuus894/
Mbuuh891/
Mbauu891/
Mbhuu891/
Mbu8612,247/
Mbuuyi801/
Mbou7513,344/
Mbui759,130/
Mbau756,583/
Mbuh756,085/
Mbuy754,947/
Mbeu751,306/
Mbue75440/
Mbut75214/
Mbus7595/
Mbuj7549/
Mbhu757/
Mbup755/
M'Bu754/
Mbuz753/
Mmbu751/
Mbgu751/
Mbud751/
Mbauhou731/
Mboup6736,623/
Mbouh67587/
Mbuhe67477/
M'Bou67320/
Mbahu67262/
Mbous67197/
Mbuih67144/
Mbaus6796/
Mboud6789/
Mbuit6776/
Mbuiy6769/
Mbuss6761/
Mbaut6746/
Mbeuh6732/
Mbout6725/
Mbueh6711/
Mbuch679/
Mbouy679/
Mbaud676/
Mmbui675/
Mbhou674/
Mbuth673/
Mbauh672/
Mbeue672/
Mbgou672/
Mbhuj671/
M'Buy671/
Mbheu671/
Mbeut671/
Mbeup671/
Mbutt671/
Mbeus671/
Mbuiz671/
Mhbud671/
Mhbuj671/
Mbouz671/
Mbuhd671/
Mbush671/
Mbust671/
Mbult671/
Mbuhy671/

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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 Mbuu
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