Mubandi Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mubandi Surname Definition:

Mubandi is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a rough person.

Mubandi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Zambia741:214,18813,668
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mubandi (73) may also be a first name.

Mubandi Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mubandi is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a rough person.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mubandi Last Name Facts

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

Mubandi is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mubandi.

How Common Is The Last Name Mubandi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,300,225th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mubandi reside; 55 percent reside in Central Africa and 55 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mubandi is also the 1,134,117th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 73 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 769,579. Besides The DR Congo this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 43 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Musbandi936/
Mubanda862,016/
Muwandi86945/
Muvandi86268/
Mubande86265/
Mobandi8679/
Mubondi8618/
Mibandi861/
Mubhanda8020/
Moubanda809/
Mubhondi809/
Musuandi809/
Muhwandi805/
Muwandie801/
Mumpandi801/
Mubaanda801/
Mgubande801/
Muwandhi801/
Mubandeu801/
Muibanda801/
Moubandje7537/
Musbandee751/
M'Mubande751/
Mobanda711,425/
Mubonde71713/
Mubonda71579/
Muwanda71242/
Muwondi7141/
Mobondi7141/
Muwande7129/
Mowandi7116/
Muvanda7114/
Muvondi711/
Mobande711/
Mumpande6710,006/
Mobandoa67171/
Muhwanda6744/
Munpande6713/
Muswandy676/
Mouvondi675/
Muwhanda672/
Muwaanda671/
Mowuande671/
Mowoundi671/
Moubamde671/
Muwhande671/
Muvhanda671/
Mauwanda671/

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Footnotes

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