Mubili Surname

263,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,488 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mubili Surname Definition:

Mubili is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: body.

Mubili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,1851:13,3751,532
DR Congo2871:257,42024,363
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mubili (61) may also be a first name.

Mubili Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mubili is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: body.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mubili Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mubili is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mubili? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 263,294th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 4,897,544 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mubili reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most numerous forename internationally, borne by 61 people.

The last name Mubili is most common in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,185 people, or 1 in 13,375. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 24 percent live, Southern Province, where 14 percent live and Luapula Province, where 13 percent live. Aside from Zambia Mubili is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 19 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maubili9230/
Moubili923/
Mousbili861/
Moubeili861/
Mubila832,928/
Mobili83887/
Muvili8357/
Mubile8356/
Muwili8341/
Mibili836/
Mubeli833/
Móbili831/
Mobilia773,212/
Maubila7731/
Mibieli7716/
Mobilie7713/
Muswili778/
Mubaila777/
Muebeli776/
Mubhila776/
Mubiele775/
Moubila775/
Moubeli774/
Muwaili774/
Mobilii773/
Mobilij773/
Moubile773/
Mujbile771/
Mauwili771/
Muwilia771/
Muvilia771/
Mumpili771/
Mouwili771/
Mouvili771/
Mubilay771/
Mubiley771/
Mubaile771/
Mujbaile7188/
Mumpuili711/
Mobile673,982/
Mubela671,732/
Muwila67971/
Mobily67881/
Mubele67434/
Mobila67334/
Mobeli67284/
Muvila67278/
Muvile6773/
Mowili6762/
Muweli6756/
Maubailly6743/
Muwile673/
Mibeli673/
Muswailli671/
Mibile671/
Muwily671/

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