Mukobe Surname
Approximately 17,064 people bear this surname
Mukobe Surname Definition:
Mukobe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: otter.
Mukobe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 13,798 | 1:5,354 | 619 |
| Zambia | 2,586 | 1:6,129 | 735 |
| Uganda | 666 | 1:58,618 | 6,845 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Mukobe (1,403) may also be a first name.
Mukobe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mukobe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: otter.
Mukobe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mukobe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mukobe is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mukobe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 31,297th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 427,071 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mukobe live; 81 percent live in Central Africa and 81 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 208,697th most numerous first name globally, borne by 1,403 people.
The last name Mukobe is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 13,798 people, or 1 in 5,354. Not including The DR Congo Mukobe is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 15 percent are found and Uganda, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mukoobe | 92 | 15 | / |
| Mukhobe | 92 | 7 | / |
| Moukoube | 86 | 27 | / |
| Mukhobeh | 86 | 25 | / |
| Moukoïbe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mukabe | 83 | 10,304 | / |
| Mokobe | 83 | 2,185 | / |
| Mukube | 83 | 1,834 | / |
| Mukoba | 83 | 1,415 | / |
| Mukebe | 83 | 392 | / |
| Mukobi | 83 | 313 | / |
| Mikobe | 83 | 208 | / |
| Mucobe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mukhobi | 77 | 379 | / |
| Mukooba | 77 | 315 | / |
| Mikoibe | 77 | 34 | / |
| Mukompe | 77 | 32 | / |
| Mokhobe | 77 | 14 | / |
| Moukabe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mokoube | 77 | 3 | / |
| Moukebe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mukgobi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mokoibe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mokobhe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mukhoba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mukuube | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mukhube | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mokoobe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moukube | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mokobie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mmukebe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mockobe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moukouba | 71 | 155 | / |
| Mockobee | 71 | 45 | / |
| Mockobey | 71 | 28 | / |
| Mokhobie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mukhobhi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meukouba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moukuoba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moukabed | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muckabee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mikobi | 67 | 24,183 | / |
| Mukuba | 67 | 6,503 | / |
| Mukaba | 67 | 5,994 | / |
| Mukabi | 67 | 4,897 | / |
| Mokube | 67 | 4,345 | / |
| Mokobi | 67 | 2,667 | / |
| Mukubi | 67 | 1,829 | / |
| Mokoba | 67 | 825 | / |
| Mokabe | 67 | 584 | / |
| Mikabe | 67 | 164 | / |
| Muqoba | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mucube | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mukebi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mucabe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mocube | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mocabe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mikebe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mokoby | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moukhouba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mucoba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mucove | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mocobe | 67 | 1 | / |
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