Mbakwa Surname

242,620th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mbakwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbakwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,4921:13,9201,906
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Mbakwa (72) may also be a first name.

Mbakwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbakwa occurs most in Cameroon. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbakwa? popularity and diffusion

Mbakwa is the 242,620th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,430,119 people. The last name Mbakwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbakwa live; 90 percent live in Central Africa and 76 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mbakwa is also the 1,143,416th most frequently held given name in the world, borne by 72 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 1,492 people, or 1 in 13,920. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 46 percent are found, Far North Region, where 21 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Mbakwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mbakwa earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbakhwa9277/
Mbakwea9214/
Mbeakwa924/
Mbakwah923/
Mbahkwa921/
Mbhakwa921/
Nmbakwa921/
Mbaikwa921/
M'Mbakwa8621/
Mbakwe833,681/
Mbagwa831,772/
Mbekwa831,709/
Mbokwa8334/
Mbakwo8334/
Mbakwi8326/
Mbakua836/
Nbakwa831/
Mbaigwa771,233/
Mbaukua77425/
Mbhekwa77162/
Mbankwi7713/
Mbaikwe7712/
Mbakweh7711/
Mbaikwo7711/
Mbaagwa779/
Mbaakua779/
Mbeakwe774/
Mmbakwe774/
Mbakwue773/
Mbaskwe772/
Mmbekwa772/
Mbakwep771/
Mbakwet771/
Mbakwoh771/
Mboukwa771/
Mbekwah771/
Mbatcwa771/
Mbaggwa771/
Mbankua771/
Mbakwuo771/
Mbackwe771/
Nmbakwe771/
Mbasgwa771/
Mbaekwo771/
Mbakwer771/
Mbagwua771/
Mbaukwe771/
Mbahgwa771/
Mbaekwuo7117/
Mbakwooh711/
Mbannkwe711/
Mbaicwua711/
M'Baicwa711/
Mbahagwa711/
Mbegwa67263/
Mbokwe67237/
Nbakwe6774/
Mbakui6745/
Mbagwo6732/
Mbogwa6726/
Mbagwe6720/
Mbagwi679/
Mbagba676/
Mbakue674/
Mbokwi673/
Mbagua673/
Mvokwa672/
Mbokwo671/
Mbakuo671/
Mbocwa671/
Mbahnkwei671/
Mbacwe671/
Mbacua671/
Mvakua671/

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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 Mbakwa
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