Mba Surname

2,514th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 220,264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Equatorial Guinea

Mba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria78,3531:2,261290
Equatorial Guinea61,8081:183
Gabon23,6941:804
Cameroon17,8351:1,16594
Bangladesh6,4891:24,5581,669
Sudan5,8801:6,379935
Ghana5,1951:5,201735
Egypt3,5691:25,7602,877
Sri Lanka3,3621:6,189905
Indonesia2,7551:48,0035,402
India2,6261:292,10416,522
South Africa1,2251:44,2275,641
Togo8401:8,6282,051
United States8371:433,04537,325
Spain7441:62,8395,682
DR Congo5471:135,06314,394
Brazil4111:520,86219,574
Morocco4091:84,29414,399
Hong Kong3801:19,304436
United Arab Emirates3561:25,7372,881
England2931:190,16416,878
Canada2921:126,18413,195
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Oman2331:15,8281,643
France2161:307,51346,888
Bahrain1471:9,1741,687
Singapore1241:44,4171,692
Portugal1231:84,7014,225
Kenya1061:435,65923,420
Thailand1011:699,390116,161
Congo841:59,3945,297
Iran831:925,09143,938
China591:23,174,9421,270
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Pakistan561:3,190,06925,212
Japan511:2,506,75130,743
Vietnam481:1,930,1262,169
Malaysia461:641,17930,740
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Mongolia321:88,2906,105
Niger311:619,09715,317
Afghanistan271:1,190,85910,584
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Peru201:1,589,20622,980
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
Colombia181:2,654,11513,778
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
Wales161:193,40812,484
Benin151:689,04039,432
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Tunisia121:50,8866,752
Israel91:950,84857,975
Laos91:732,036508
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Nepal81:3,560,12010,569
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Cyprus41:221,2198,471
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Panama41:978,06412,245
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Mbá (3) & Mbà (1) are calculated separately.

Mba (12,956) may also be a first name.

Mba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mba (Hindi: म्बा) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Mbá or Mbà. For other possible spellings of Mba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,514th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 33,086 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Mba reside; 47 percent reside in Central Africa and 47 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 51,419th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 12,956 people.

Mba is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 78,353 people, or 1 in 2,261. In Nigeria Mba is primarily found in: Enugu, where 23 percent reside, Anambra, where 18 percent reside and Abia, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 130 countries. It is also common in Equatorial Guinea, where 28 percent reside and Gabon, where 11 percent reside.

Mba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Mba are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Mba earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 40.18% less than the national average, earning R 142,152 per year; in United States they earn 8.63% more than the national average, earning $46,872 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.88% more than the national average, earning $53,102 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbá893/
Mbà891/
Mbah8678,839/
Mboa869,776/
Mbai868,977/
Mbau866,583/
Mbaz864,865/
Mbay864,837/
Mbea862,138/
Mbat861,644/
M'Ba861,463/
Mbaa86587/
Mbaj86582/
Mbas86239/
Mbap86112/
Nmba86101/
Mbga8681/
Mbha8654/
Mmba8638/
Mbad8625/
Mbaï865/
Hmba861/
Mhba861/
Mbaya7542,200/
Mbaha751,439/
Mbaja75829/
Mbahu75262/
Mba'a75203/
M'Boa75197/
Mbait75127/
M'Bay75100/
Mbaus7596/
M'Bah7590/
Mbatt7582/
Mbaah7572/
M'Bai7568/
M'Bea7568/
Mmmba7555/
Mbioa7549/
Mbaaj7548/
Mbaaz7548/
Mbaut7546/
Mbhai7542/
Mmbai7527/
Mbass7516/
Mbaia7513/
Mmbea7513/
Nmbah7511/
Mbach7510/
Mbaij7510/
Mmbaa758/
Mbaud756/
Mbais755/
Hmbay754/
Mbaad754/
Mbaas754/
Mbaay753/
Mbaai753/
Mbooa753/
Mmbga753/
Mbaid753/
Mbeau753/
Mbhat752/
Mbayd752/
Mbash752/
Mmbay752/
Mbhas752/
Mbauh752/
Mbe'a752/
Mbaht752/
Mbahs752/
M'Bas751/
M'Bat751/
Mbaih751/
Mhbaj751/
Nmbaj751/
Mbayh751/
Hnmba751/
Mbauu751/
Mbhaj751/
Mbéga751/
Mbo'a751/
Mbeap751/
N'Mba751/
Mbats751/
Mb'ai751/
Nmbay751/
Nmbaa751/
Mbahh751/
Mbajh751/
Mhbah751/
Hmbai751/
Mhbaz751/
Mbo6728,658/
Mua6716,804/
Mbe6714,357/
Mbi679,348/
Mva671,191/
M'Baya671,140/
Mwa67915/
Mmbaya67802/
Nba67768/
Mbaaye67109/
Mmbeha6794/
Mby6776/
M'Bass6734/
M'Beau6725/
Mbaheu6724/
M'Baih6717/
Mbouha6715/
Mbatch6711/
Mbaaya6711/
M'Baha679/
M'Batt679/
Mmbaha677/
Mbj677/
Mbahaa676/
Mbahah675/
Mbaggi674/
Mbahyi674/
Mbaith673/
Mbauch673/
Mbé673/
Mbajje673/
Mbahth672/
Mbê672/
Mbooha672/
Mbaaha672/
Mbaahe672/
Mbaije672/
Mbè672/
Mbaths672/
Mbaath672/
Mmbath671/
Mbahii671/
M'Bhaa671/
M'Mbai671/
Mbgaya671/
Mbatsh671/
Mbaidh671/
Mbahiy671/
Geemba671/
Mmbaja671/

Mba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mba in the Hindi language
म्बाmba33.33
म्बmba33.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mba
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