Mobegi Surname

419,686th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 827 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mobegi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mobegi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8091:57,0835,659
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Mobegi (211) may also be a first name.

Mobegi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mobegi is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mobegi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 419,686th most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 8,812,027 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mobegi are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 68 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mobegi is also the 622,565th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 211 people.

The surname Mobegi is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 809 people, or 1 in 57,083. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nyamira County, where 67 percent reside, Kisii County, where 30 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 0 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Iraq, where 0 percent reside.

Mobegi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mobegi last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mobagi83208/
Mobega8319/
Mabegi8311/
Mobesi836/
Mobeji833/
Mobezi832/
Mobogi832/
Mubegi831/
Mobegy831/
Mobigi831/
Mobege831/
Mootbegui801/
Mobeasi7738/
Mobedji7728/
Maebegi777/
Mobedzi775/
Mhobesi773/
Mouwegi771/
Mabhegi771/
Mobigui771/
Mahbeghi711/
Mgobhezi711/
Mobisi67855/
Mabega67381/
Mabesi67331/
Mabege67244/
Mobeze67144/
Mabigi67110/
Mobese67109/
Mabezi67105/
Mobeza6775/
Mabeji6749/
Muvegi6727/
Mobise6720/
Mebege678/
Mabagi674/
Mobiza674/
Movesi674/
Mubega672/
Mowezi672/
Mabogi671/
Moveji671/
Mobige671/
Mobije671/
Mobiji671/
Moshbeger671/
Mobizi671/
Mawegi671/
Mobisy670/

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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 Mobegi
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