Mukobeko Surname

512,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 637 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mukobeko Surname Definition:

Mukobeko is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: place where things are hung up.

Mukobeko Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia6321:25,0792,671
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718

Mukobeko Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mukobeko is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: place where things are hung up.

— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
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Mukobeko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mukobeko is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukobeko? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 512,799th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 11,440,417 people. The surname Mukobeko occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mukobeko live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mukobeko is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is held by 632 people, or 1 in 25,079. In Zambia Mukobeko is most frequent in: Lusaka Province, where 31 percent live, Central Province, where 30 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 16 percent live. Apart from Zambia this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and Swaziland, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mukobeka88286/
Mokobeko881/
Mukhoboko821/
Moukovekou781/
Mukabiko7540/
Mukoveka7510/
Mukabeka759/
Mokobeka752/
Mikobeka751/
Mukubeka751/
Mukubika6319/
Mukabika631/
Mukaboka631/
Mokhubeka591/
Mikobycka591/
Mukabhika591/
Mukampeka591/
Mukabica501/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mukobeko
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