Mbuvi Surname

33,221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,985 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mbuvi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbuvi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya15,9181:2,901457
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
England21:27,859,030389,889
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Mbuvi (5,773) may also be a first name.

Mbuvi Last Name Facts

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

Mbuvi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbuvi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 33,221st most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 455,899 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbuvi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mbuvi is also the 87,835th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 5,773 people.

The surname Mbuvi is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 15,918 people, or 1 in 2,901. In Kenya Mbuvi is mostly concentrated in: Kitui County, where 36 percent are found, Machakos County, where 22 percent are found and Makueni County, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.

Mbuvi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mbuvi last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mbuvi earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbouvi911/
Mbouvai833/
Mbouvie831/
Mbuva802,118/
Mbubi801,069/
Mbuve80405/
Mbuwi8065/
Mvuvi801/
Mbuvha73259/
Mbuubi73161/
Mboubi7388/
Mbuwih7344/
Mbubio7333/
Mbuiba7321/
Mbubit7311/
Mbubih733/
Mbubii733/
Mbuibi733/
Mbuwei733/
Mbubie732/
Mbumpi732/
Mbouve731/
Mbuveh731/
Mbuyui731/
Mbowui731/
Mbubui731/
Mbuswi731/
Mbuiwa731/
Mwobui731/
Mbauver6776/
Mboubai6762/
Mbuibui6727/
Mboubie673/
Mbuhwih672/
Mbouvet671/
Mboubio671/

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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 Mbuvi
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