Mbuva Surname

197,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mbuva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbuva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,5221:30,3423,339
Tanzania4321:122,55011,614
Zimbabwe1511:102,24014,347
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mbuva (947) may also be a first name.

Mbuva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbuva occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mbuva.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbuva? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 197,650th most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 3,440,768 people. The last name Mbuva occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbuva reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mbuva is also the 262,555th most prevalent forename globally, borne by 947 people.

The surname Mbuva is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,522 people, or 1 in 30,342. In Kenya Mbuva is mostly concentrated in: Machakos County, where 43 percent are found, Makueni County, where 31 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 20 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found.

Mbuva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mbuva surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbuvha91259/
Mbuvah9138/
Mbusva918/
Mbouvai833/
Mbuba8016,695/
Mbuvi8015,985/
Mbuwa806,625/
Mbuve80405/
Mbuvo8096/
Mvuva8011/
Mbouba73390/
Mbubah73132/
Mbuboa7334/
Mbouwa7324/
Mbeuba7324/
Mbauwa7323/
Mbuiba7321/
Mbubea7321/
Mbubha7319/
M'Buba7317/
Mbuuba735/
Mbuyba733/
Mbujwa733/
Mbuwah731/
Mbubat731/
Mbhuwa731/
Mbuiwa731/
Mbuw'a731/
Mbuewa731/
Mbuyua731/
Mbuwap731/
Mbuveh731/
Mbunpa731/
Mbouve731/
Mbeuua731/
Mbouvi731/
Mbouvou67142/
Mbauver6776/
Mboubai6762/
Mbuwaya6727/
Mboubea6711/
Mbumpha679/
Mbausua672/
Mbuchwa672/
Mboubga672/
Mbuthua671/
Mbeubap671/
Mbauhwa671/
Mbauhua671/
Muhoova671/
Mbubahe671/
Mbouwea671/
Mbouvie671/
Mbouvet671/
Mboubay671/

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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 Mbuva
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