Mbuvo Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mbuvo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbuvo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya951:486,10425,105
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mbuvo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbuvo occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mbuvo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbuvo? popularity and diffusion

Mbuvo is the 1,894,523rd most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbuvo reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Mbuvo is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 486,104. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Makueni County, where 98 percent live, Embu County, where 1 percent live and Nairobi County, where 1 percent live. Besides Kenya this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbouvou83142/
Mbuva802,118/
Mbuwo8067/
Mbubo8024/
Mvuvo801/
Mbuvha73259/
Mboubo7344/
Mbuvah7338/
Mbouwo7335/
Mbuboa7334/
Mbusva738/
Mbeubo737/
Mbuwoh733/
Mbuubo731/
Mbauwo731/
Nbuevo731/
Mbaubo731/
Mboubou6781/
Mbouwou6715/
Mbouwoh679/
Mvouvou676/
Mbauwoo676/
Mboumpo671/
Mbeunpo671/
Mbeumpo671/
Mbeubou671/

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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 Mbuvo
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