M'Bana Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
M'Bana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 107 | 1:38,270 | 3,001 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
M'Bana (13) may also be a first name.
M'Bana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name M'Bana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname M'Bana (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﺎﻧﻪ) occurs most in Mauritania. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name M'Bana? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,683,218th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of M'Bana are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. M'Bana is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held given name throughout the world It is held by 13 people.
The surname M'Bana is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is borne by 107 people, or 1 in 38,270. In Mauritania M'Bana is mostly concentrated in: Gorgol Region, where 94 percent live, Hodh Chargui Region, where 2 percent live and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 1 percent live. Excluding Mauritania it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 6 percent live and Portugal, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
M'Bana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| M'Bana in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﺒﺎﻧﻪ | ambanh | 90.91 |
| ﺍﻣﺒﺎﻥ | amban | 6.82 |
| ﺃﻣﺒﺎﻧﻪ | ambanh | 2.27 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to M'Bana
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