Family name Mbao (Mbao 
) , in the entire world, is quite a common cognomen. The last name Mbao is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Zambia, where it is quite a common surname, Senegal, where it is quite a rare surname, and Tanzania. Very seldom, Mbao is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Mbao | Kenya, Zambia, Senegal, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| youssoupha mbao college basketball player (2010–2014) Marquette; Marshall |
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