Mbuwa Surname
Approximately 6,625 people bear this surname
Mbuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 5,883 | 1:12,558 | 1,570 |
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| Zimbabwe | 251 | 1:61,507 | 9,277 |
| South Africa | 110 | 1:492,525 | 40,325 |
| Kenya | 44 | 1:1,049,543 | 34,647 |
| Cameroon | 26 | 1:798,810 | 55,510 |
| Tanzania | 23 | 1:2,301,809 | 48,176 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mbuwa (281) may also be a first name.
Mbuwa Demographics
Mbuwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mbuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mbuwa is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbuwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 74,228th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,100,007 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbuwa live; 89 percent live in Central Africa and 89 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 528,876th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 281 people.
The surname Mbuwa is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 5,883 people, or 1 in 12,558. Outside of The DR Congo Mbuwa exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 4 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live.
Mbuwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Mbuwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.78% less than the national average, earning R 69,444 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbouwa | 91 | 24 | / |
| Mbauwa | 91 | 23 | / |
| Mbujwa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Mbhuwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbuiwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbuw'a | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbuewa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbuwap | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbuwah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbuwaya | 83 | 27 | / |
| Mbuchwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mbauhwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbouwea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbuba | 80 | 16,695 | / |
| Mbuva | 80 | 2,118 | / |
| Mvuwa | 80 | 464 | / |
| Mbuwe | 80 | 206 | / |
| Mbuwo | 80 | 67 | / |
| Mbuwi | 80 | 65 | / |
| Nbuwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mboowa | 73 | 1,239 | / |
| Mbouwe | 73 | 770 | / |
| Mbouba | 73 | 390 | / |
| Mbuvha | 73 | 259 | / |
| Mbuwih | 73 | 44 | / |
| Mbuvah | 73 | 38 | / |
| Mbouwo | 73 | 35 | / |
| Mbeuba | 73 | 24 | / |
| Mbubea | 73 | 21 | / |
| Mbuiba | 73 | 21 | / |
| Mbubha | 73 | 19 | / |
| M'Buba | 73 | 17 | / |
| Mbusva | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mbuwei | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbuyba | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nbauwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbuwoh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbowaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbuwey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbiewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nbuswa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbuswi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbauwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbuyua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbouwé | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbeuua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbauwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mboubai | 67 | 62 | / |
| Mbouwou | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mboubea | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mbouwoh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mbauwoo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mbouvai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbausua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbouweu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbuhwih | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbauwue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbauhua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mboubay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbouwes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbowoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbuthua | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mbuwa
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