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 surname Mbuva occurs most in Kenya. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbuva? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mbuva is the 197,650th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,440,768 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbuva are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 262,555th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 947 people.

The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,522 people, or 1 in 30,342. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Machakos County, where 43 percent reside, Makueni County, where 31 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 12 percent reside. Beside Kenya Mbuva occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 20 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent reside.

Mbuva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly 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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