Mbakaya Surname

267,663rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,459 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mbakaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbakaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,4331:32,2263,513
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Mbakaya (278) may also be a first name.

Mbakaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbakaya is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mbakaya.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbakaya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 267,663rd most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,994,891 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbakaya reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mbakaya is also the 532,586th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 278 people.

The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 1,433 people, or 1 in 32,226. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 75 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 9 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 8 percent are found. Other than Kenya Mbakaya is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Mbakaya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mbakaya last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mbakaya earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning $26,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbakaa9285/
Mbakay921/
Mbaakaa86302/
Mbakoya8675/
Mbaukaa8651/
Mbekaya8612/
Mbakuya864/
Mbokaya862/
Mbakaia861/
Mbakeya861/
Mbakayi861/
Mbakaja861/
Mbakays861/
Mbaka8328,611/
Mbaky832/
Mbekhaya809/
Mbakooya802/
Mbakahai801/
M'Bakaha801/
Mbaika772,343/
Mmbaka77699/
M'Baka77120/
Mbaaka7792/
Mbakoa7756/
Mbauka7739/
Mbakai7724/
Mbakha7713/
Mbacky776/
Mbakyo775/
Mbakka773/
Mbakea772/
Mbakey771/
Mbokay771/
Mbokaa771/
Mbakyi771/
Mbasky771/
Mbaïka771/
Mbekeya7139/
Mbakaji7135/
Mbokoya7122/
Mbakiye7117/
Mbaikyo719/
Mbeakai717/
M'Bakka717/
M'Mbaka716/
Mbakoyo712/
Mbakuye712/
Mbakoye712/
Mbakyio711/
Mbekayi711/
Mbaikyi711/
Mbokiya711/
Mbakaje711/
Mbahaka711/
Mbokaye711/
Mbekayo711/
Nbakaye711/
Mboka6719,135/
Mbaki6712,557/
Mbake67739/
Nbaka6737/
Mbaca6719/
Mbaikoye674/
Mbaïkoye671/
Mbakieye671/
Mbaaikyo671/
M'Bakeia671/

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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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  • 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 Mbakaya
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