Mbuwa Surname

74,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mbuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5,8831:12,5581,570
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
Zimbabwe2511:61,5079,277
South Africa1101:492,52540,325
Kenya441:1,049,54334,647
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
Tanzania231:2,301,80948,176
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mbuwa (281) may also be a first name.

Mbuwa Last Name Facts

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

Mbuwa occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mbuwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbuwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mbuwa is the 74,228th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,100,007 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbuwa are found; 89 percent are found in Central Africa and 89 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mbuwa is also the 528,876th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 281 people.

The surname Mbuwa is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 5,883 people, or 1 in 12,558. Beside The DR Congo this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 4 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside.

Mbuwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily 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.

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Mbuba8016,695/
Mbuva802,118/
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Mbouwo7335/
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Mbuiba7321/
Mbubha7319/
M'Buba7317/
Mbusva738/
Mbuwei733/
Mbuyba733/
Nbauwa733/
Mbuwoh733/
Mbowaa732/
Mbuwey731/
Mbiewa731/
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Mbuswi731/
Mbauwo731/
Mbuyua731/
Mbouwé731/
Mbeuua731/
Mbauwe731/
Mboubai6762/
Mbouwou6715/
Mboubea6711/
Mbouwoh679/
Mbauwoo676/
Mbouvai673/
Mbausua672/
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Mbuhwih672/
Mbauwue671/
Mbauhua671/
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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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