Mbangya Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mbangya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mbangya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1781:116,68013,410
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Mbangya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbangya occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbangya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,267,784th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbangya live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Mbangya is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 116,680. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 74 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 15 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 8 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and Ghana, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbongya866/
M'Mbongya7527/
Mbandja71185/
Mbondya7110/
Mbandia712/
Mbandea711/
Mbaundja6739/
M'Bandja671/
Mbandjoa671/
Mbandjia671/
Mbandjo5777/
Mbondyo571/
Mbandjou536/
Mbandjeu533/
Mbandiho533/
Mbondjey531/
Mbaindjeu501/
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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 Mbangya
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