Mvovo Surname

557,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 570 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mvovo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mvovo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5251:103,19612,480
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Mvovo (27) may also be a first name.

Mvovo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mvovo is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Mvovo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mvovo? popularity and diffusion

Mvovo is the 557,722nd most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,785,168 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mvovo live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most prevalent given name world-wide. It is borne by 27 people.

The surname Mvovo is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 525 people, or 1 in 103,196. In South Africa Mvovo is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 74 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 11 percent reside and Gauteng, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa Mvovo occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Mvovo Last Name Statistics demography

Mvovo earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 19.9% less than the national average, earning R 190,344 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mvouvou836/
Mvevo8055/
Mbovo8041/
Nvovo8027/
Mvobo8017/
Mvova802/
Muovo801/
M'Vouvou772/
Muhovo73139/
Mbhovo7315/
Mbovoi7310/
Mbovoh732/
Mvevoy732/
Mbavoo731/
Mvavoy731/
Mbovho731/
Mvoubou67135/
Mvochuo671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Mvovo
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