Mbuwane Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mbuwane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbuwane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mbuwane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbuwane has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mbuwane.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbuwane? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most widespread surname globally, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbuwane live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Mbuwane is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. In South Africa Mbuwane is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 86 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 14 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside.

Mbuwane Last Name Statistics demography

Mbuwane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.8% less than the national average, earning R 83,652 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbowane862,297/
Mbuwana8666/
Mbubane8655/
Mbuvane869/
Mbuwani862/
Mbuwene861/
Mbhuwan861/
Mmbubane8022/
Mbuywana8020/
Mbhowane801/
Mboubane801/
Mbuhwana801/
Mbauwuan801/
Mbuwon7712/
Mbuban778/
Mbowan775/
Mbowana71371/
Nbubane712/
Mbubani711/
Mvubane711/
Mbauban711/
Mbhowana678/
Mmbubani675/
Mbuvhani673/
Mbuvhana673/
Mbhuvani671/
Mbouweni671/
Mhbubani671/
Nbuban622/
Nbowan621/
Mehebubani595/
Mvouban571/
Mbowona571/
Mbouvong531/
Mbuthuam531/
Mvoubain531/

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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 Mbuwane
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