Mbaja Surname
Approximately 829 people bear this surname
Mbaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 580 | 1:79,621 | 7,372 |
| Nigeria | 145 | 1:1,221,674 | 49,169 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Uganda | 33 | 1:1,183,008 | 47,935 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mbaja (135) may also be a first name.
Mbaja Demographics
Mbaja Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mbaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mbaja has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbaja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 418,906th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,790,767 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mbaja are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 797,647th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 135 people.
The surname Mbaja is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 580 people, or 1 in 79,621. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Migori County, where 31 percent live, Kisumu County, where 26 percent live and Vihiga County, where 14 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 17 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.
Mbaja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Mbaja
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