Mwobe Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Mwobe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 56 | 1:824,641 | 32,113 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mwobe Demographics
Mwobe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwobe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwobe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwobe is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mwobe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwobe? popularity and diffusion
Mwobe is the 2,091,648th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwobe are found; 70 percent are found in East Africa and 70 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Mwobe is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 824,641. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kirinyaga County, where 93 percent live, Bungoma County, where 2 percent live and Embu County, where 2 percent live. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 30 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Mwobe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Mwobe last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwebe | 80 | 16,826 | / |
| Mbobe | 80 | 1,018 | / |
| Mwabe | 80 | 591 | / |
| Mwobi | 80 | 78 | / |
| Muobe | 80 | 12 | / |
| Mwoba | 80 | 10 | / |
| Mwube | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mvobe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwebea | 73 | 140 | / |
| Mwabei | 73 | 108 | / |
| Muhobe | 73 | 93 | / |
| Mweebe | 73 | 91 | / |
| Mwuber | 73 | 77 | / |
| Mboube | 73 | 60 | / |
| Mwoove | 73 | 17 | / |
| Mwabey | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mwebei | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mbohbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaebe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmwabe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwobui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaube | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwebee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbobea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mvobhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mboubea | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mouhabe | 67 | 2 | / |
| M'Boube | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhbobeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhoobe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mboubey | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mwobe
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