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.

Mbuvu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya681:679,11629,805
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mbuvu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbuvu is found most in Kenya. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbuvu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,736,881st most commonly held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. The last name 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 last name Mbuvu is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 679,116. In Kenya Mbuvu is most prevalent in: Kitui County, where 87 percent are found, Embu County, where 6 percent are found and Makueni County, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Mbuvu occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 37 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Mbuvu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mbuvu surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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
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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 Mbuvu
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