M'Baya Surname
Approximately 1,140 people bear this surname
M'Baya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,072 | 1:15,969 | 2,510 |
| Ivory Coast | 48 | 1:480,651 | 15,491 |
| Congo | 9 | 1:554,344 | 12,633 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
M'Baya (17) may also be a first name.
M'Baya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name M'Baya Come From? nationality or country of origin
M'Baya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﻴﺎ) occurs most in Malawi. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name M'Baya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 326,114th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 6,392,584 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of M'Baya are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. M'Baya is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name on earth, held by 17 people.
It is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 1,072 people, or 1 in 15,969. Outside of Malawi M'Baya exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent live and The Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
M'Baya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| M'Baya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﺒﻴﺎ | ambya | 50 |
| ﺍﻣﺒﻲ | amby | 50 |
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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 M'Baya
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