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

The last name Mbangwa is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbangwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 137,031st most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,227,245 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbangwa live; 65 percent live in Southern Africa and 65 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 428,575th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 405 people.

This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,507 people, or 1 in 35,951. In South Africa Mbangwa is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 61 percent live, Gauteng, where 14 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 10 percent live. Aside from South Africa this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 33 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 15 percent live.

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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