Mobutu Surname

360,616th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,004 people bear this surname

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

Mobutu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mobutu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo8821:83,7649,618
Kenya261:1,776,15035,982
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
France11:66,422,722504,397
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Mobutu (586) may also be a first name.

Mobutu Last Name Facts

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

Mobutu occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mobutu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 360,616th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,258,512 people. The last name Mobutu is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mobutu reside; 88 percent reside in Central Africa and 88 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mobutu is also the 345,673rd most commonly used first name internationally, held by 586 people.

Mobutu is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 882 people, or 1 in 83,764. Besides The DR Congo this last name is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 3 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Mobutu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moboutou86104/
Mobeuteu861/
Mabutu83644/
Mubutu83508/
Mobotu8376/
Mebutu839/
Mowutu834/
Mouboutou8016/
Mabautu7730/
Mubuthu7721/
Mabuteu779/
Mabuthu777/
Mabuutu771/
Mabuttu771/
Mabutou771/
Maboutou7124/
Mabouteu713/
Mawouteu711/
Mubotu6787/
Mavutu6779/
Muvutu6736/
Mawutu6727/
Mavotu675/
Mabotu675/
Mompoutou671/
Mawotu671/
Moumpoutou631/
Mamputu62672/
Mumputu62447/
Mavuthu6264/
Masvutu6236/
Muivutu621/
Mavhutu621/
Mabuthoe5723/
Mavhuthu577/

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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
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  • 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 Mobutu
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