Mbuwi Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Mbuwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 52 | 1:1,018,108 | 45,504 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Mbuwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbuwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mbuwi occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbuwi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,372,517th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. Mbuwi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbuwi reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 1,018,108. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 98 percent are found and Rukwa Region, where 2 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 18 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbuwih | 91 | 44 | / |
| Mbuwei | 91 | 3 | / |
| Mbuswi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbuhwih | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mbuvi | 80 | 15,985 | / |
| Mbuwa | 80 | 6,625 | / |
| Mbubi | 80 | 1,069 | / |
| Mbuwe | 80 | 206 | / |
| Mbowi | 80 | 33 | / |
| Nbuwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbouwe | 73 | 770 | / |
| Mbuubi | 73 | 161 | / |
| Mboubi | 73 | 88 | / |
| Mbouwa | 73 | 24 | / |
| Mbauwa | 73 | 23 | / |
| Mbujwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbuibi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbubii | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbubih | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbowei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbauwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbhuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbuiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbuw'a | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbubui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbowui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbowih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbuyui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbouwé | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbouvi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbuwey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mboubai | 67 | 62 | / |
| Mbuwaya | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mbuibui | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mbouvai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbouweu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbauhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbouwes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbouwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbouvie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbiewei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbauwue | 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
- 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 Mbuwi
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