Mbangwa Surname

137,031st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mbangwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbangwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,5071:35,9514,612
Tanzania1,0881:48,6605,439
Zimbabwe4801:32,1634,967
Botswana991:22,0904,408
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Zambia261:609,61224,798
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
England41:13,929,515290,718
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Mbangwa (405) may also be a first name.

Mbangwa Last Name Facts

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

Mbangwa is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbangwa? popularity and diffusion

Mbangwa is the 137,031st most prevalent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 2,227,245 people. The last name Mbangwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbangwa live; 65 percent live in Southern Africa and 65 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mbangwa is also the 428,575th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 405 people.

The last name Mbangwa is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,507 people, or 1 in 35,951. In South Africa Mbangwa is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 61 percent are found, Gauteng, where 14 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 10 percent are found. Aside from South Africa Mbangwa exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 33 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 15 percent are found.

Mbangwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mbangwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.71% less than the national average, earning R 121,896 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbaungwa931/
Mbangwash881/
Mbongwa866,343/
Mbangwe86594/
Mbangwi8649/
Mbangua867/
Mvangwa861/
Mbanqwa861/
Mbankwa861/
Nbangwa861/
Mbangwei802/
Mbangwer802/
Mbeangba801/
Mbohngwa801/
Mbongwai801/
Mbongwe712,524/
Mbangue711,248/
Mbangui71383/
Mbongua71105/
Mbongwo7184/
Mbongba7141/
Mbankwi7113/
Mbongwi719/
Mbankwe719/
Mbonqwa711/
Mbamgwe711/
Mbangbe711/
Mbankua711/
Nbongwa711/
Nbangba711/
Mbangoue67429/
Mbongwoh6743/
Mboungwi672/
Mbhencwa671/
Mbongwwe671/
Mbankwop671/
Mbankwie671/
Mbongweh671/
Mbongkwi671/
Mbonghwe671/
Mbongbai671/
Mbohngwo671/
Mboungua671/
M'Bangbo671/
Mbannkwe671/

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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 Mbangwa
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