Mgbom Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mgbom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mgbom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1931:917,83839,641
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Mgbom (24) may also be a first name.

Mgbom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mgbom is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mgbom? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,210,518th most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgbom reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 24 people.

Mgbom is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 917,838. In Nigeria Mgbom is primarily concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 32 percent live, Enugu, where 27 percent live and Cross River, where 17 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mgboum917/
Mgboom916/
Mgbome911/
Mngboum8311/
Mgboume831/
Mgbam80158/
Mgbon8021/
Mgbomowa7710/
Mgbame73206/
Mgbong7314/
Mgbume737/
Mgbamg732/
Mghboun671/
Mingboon62142/
Mgban60113/
Mgbang55272/
Mngban5512/
Mgbane552/
M'Gban551/
Mngwam551/
Mgwame551/
McGwam551/
McGuam550/
Menguam5082/
Mingban5032/
McGuame501/
Menkuom501/
Mgbagne501/

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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 Mgbom
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