Mbuvu Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mbuvu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mbuvu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya681:679,11629,805
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mbuvu Demographics

Mbuvu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mbuvu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbuvu is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbuvu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,736,881st most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbuvu reside; 61 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mbuvu is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 679,116. In Kenya Mbuvu is most frequent in: Kitui County, where 87 percent live, Embu County, where 6 percent live and Makueni County, where 6 percent live. Aside from Kenya Mbuvu is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 37 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.

Mbuvu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mbuvu last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbouvou83142/
Mbubu80426/
Mbuwu80254/
Mvuvu8054/
Mbuibu7327/
Mbubhu733/
Mbouwu731/
Mbuubu731/
Mbubui731/
Mbobuu731/
Mboubou6781/
Mbuibui6727/
Mbouwou6715/
Mboubeu677/
Mvouvou676/
Mbouweu672/
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
  • 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 Mbuvu
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