Mbangwe Surname

540,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mbangwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbangwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
Tanzania1991:266,03821,128
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Cameroon381:546,55442,843
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432

Mbangwe (24) may also be a first name.

Mbangwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbangwe is found most in Malawi. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbangwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 540,721st most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 12,268,596 people. Mbangwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbangwe live; 46 percent live in Southern Africa and 46 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most prevalent forename throughout the world It is held by 24 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 261 people, or 1 in 65,590. Outside of Malawi this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 34 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found.

Mbangwe Last Name Statistics demography

Mbangwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.16% less than the national average, earning R 78,048 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbangwer932/
Mbangwei932/
Mbangwa863,272/
Mbongwe862,524/
Mbangue861,248/
Mbangwi8649/
Mbankwe869/
Mbangbe861/
Mbamgwe861/
Mbangoue80429/
Mbonghwe801/
Mbannkwe801/
Mbaungwa801/
Mbongweh801/
Mbankwie801/
Mbongwwe801/
Mmphangwe751/
Mbahnkwei751/
Mbahangve751/
Mbongwa716,343/
Mbongue711,349/
Mbangui71383/
Mvongwe7176/
Mbankwi7113/
Nbangue7111/
Mbongwi719/
Mbonkwe712/
Mbomgwe711/
Mbankwa711/
Nbongwe711/
Mbaahangve711/
Nbangwa711/
Nvangwe711/
Mboungue6785/
Mbankoue6743/
Mbeingue6743/
Mbongoue6724/
Mbounkwe673/
Mbongueh673/
Mboungwi672/
Nbangoue671/
Mbongwai671/
Mbongkwi671/
Mbonghue671/
Mbohngwa671/
Mbeunkwe671/
Mbeungue671/

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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 Mbangwe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis