Mbuva Surname
Approximately 2,118 people bear this surname
Mbuva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,522 | 1:30,342 | 3,339 |
| Tanzania | 432 | 1:122,550 | 11,614 |
| Zimbabwe | 151 | 1:102,240 | 14,347 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mbuva (947) may also be a first name.
Mbuva Demographics
Mbuva Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbuvha | 91 | 259 | / |
| Mbuvah | 91 | 38 | / |
| Mbusva | 91 | 8 | / |
| Mbouvai | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mbuba | 80 | 16,695 | / |
| Mbuvi | 80 | 15,985 | / |
| Mbuwa | 80 | 6,625 | / |
| Mbuve | 80 | 405 | / |
| Mbuvo | 80 | 96 | / |
| Mvuva | 80 | 11 | / |
| Mbouba | 73 | 390 | / |
| Mbubah | 73 | 132 | / |
| Mbuboa | 73 | 34 | / |
| Mbouwa | 73 | 24 | / |
| Mbeuba | 73 | 24 | / |
| Mbauwa | 73 | 23 | / |
| Mbuiba | 73 | 21 | / |
| Mbubea | 73 | 21 | / |
| Mbubha | 73 | 19 | / |
| M'Buba | 73 | 17 | / |
| Mbuuba | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mbuyba | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbujwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbuwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbubat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbhuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbuiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbuw'a | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbuewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbuyua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbuwap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbuveh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbunpa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbouve | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbeuua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbouvi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbouvou | 67 | 142 | / |
| Mbauver | 67 | 76 | / |
| Mboubai | 67 | 62 | / |
| Mbuwaya | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mboubea | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mbumpha | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mbausua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbuchwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mboubga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbuthua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbeubap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbauhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbauhua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhoova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbubahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbouwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbouvie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbouvet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mboubay | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis