Mbous Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mbous Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbous Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1911:108,73912,726
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mbous (10) may also be a first name.

Mbous Last Name Facts

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

Mbous is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbous? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mbous is the 1,198,640th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mbous are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 95 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent given name globally. It is borne by 10 people.

It is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 191 people, or 1 in 108,739. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 61 percent reside, Centre Region, where 35 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon Mbous exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbouss912/
M'Bous911/
Mbouse911/
Mbou8913,344/
Mbus8995/
Mbos8927/
Mbousse836/
M'Bouss833/
Mbouese831/
Mboup8036,623/
Mboue80689/
Mbouh80587/
Mbose80428/
M'Bou80320/
Mbuse80311/
Mbaus8096/
Mboud8089/
Mbuss8061/
Mbout8025/
Mbosh8021/
Mbots8011/
Mbues809/
Mboss809/
Mbouy809/
Mbuus804/
Mbhou804/
Mbgou802/
Mboué802/
Mbeus801/
Mbouz801/
Mbush801/
Mbouè801/
Nmbus801/
Mbust801/
M'Bousse772/
Mbouesse772/
Mbo7528,658/
Mbu7512,247/
M'Boud73903/
M'Boup73358/
Mbouya73341/
Mboshe73214/
Mbushe7387/
Mboudj7365/
M'Bout7357/
Mbouyo7352/
Mbutse7344/
Mbosse7342/
Mbayou7334/
Mbouet7334/
Mbouhe7330/
M'Bouh7321/
Mbouye7317/
Mbouha7315/
Mbouja7314/
Mbouch7310/
Mbouep7310/
M'Boue737/
Mouhas735/
Mboupp733/
Mbuise733/
Mbouje733/
Mboise733/
Mbeuss732/
Mbouji732/
Mbajou732/
Mouhos732/
Mbhose732/
M'Bouy731/
Mboose731/
Mboupf731/
Mbotse731/
Mboueh731/
Mbouie731/
Mbuyes731/
Mbause731/
Mbhuse731/
Mboa679,776/
Mbui679,130/
Mbau676,583/
Mbuh676,085/
Mboh675,839/
Mbuy674,947/
Mboe674,651/
Muas672,526/
Mboo672,242/
Mvou672,146/
M'Bo671,975/
Mouhous671,864/
Mboi671,761/
Mbeu671,306/
Mboy67893/
Mbuu67851/
Mbot67675/
Mmbo67621/
Mbue67440/
Mbouche67348/
Nbou67282/
Mbas67239/
M'Boudj67232/
Mbut67214/
Mehebou67193/
Mbuo67160/
Muos67128/
Mboj67105/
Mbuyise6783/
Mbop6779/
M'Bouye6773/
Mbouyap6767/
Mbuj6749/
Mbouyep6728/
M'Bouja6727/
Mboyise6726/
M'Boutt6714/
Mbho6710/
Mboc6710/
M'Beuss679/
M'Bouje679/
Mboz678/
Mbutshe678/
Mbhu677/
Mbhushe677/
M'Bouya676/
Mbup675/
Mbuyase675/
M'Bu674/
Mwos674/
Mbiyose674/
Mbuz673/
Mbod673/
Mbgo672/
Mbud671/
Nmbo671/
Mbeusse671/
Mbouyah671/
Mbaihou671/
Mbauhou671/
Nbus671/
Mvos671/
Muohous671/
Mwus671/
Mbgu671/
Mmbu671/
Mhbo671/

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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
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  • 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 Mbous
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