Mbanja Surname

733,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mbanja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbanja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2321:68,3196,010
Tanzania1181:448,65831,304
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
France11:66,422,722504,397

Mbanja (48) may also be a first name.

Mbanja Last Name Facts

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

Mbanja is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbanja? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 733,258th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 18,449,483 people. Mbanja occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Mbanja live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 48 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is held by 232 people, or 1 in 68,319. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Western Province, where 62 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 19 percent are found and North-Western Province, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 30 percent are found and Cameroon, where 5 percent are found.

Mbanja Last Name Statistics demography

Mbanja earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 69.64% less than the national average, earning R 72,156 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbandja92185/
Mbanjoa923/
Mbainja922/
Mbannja921/
Mbaundja8639/
M'Bandja861/
Mbanjuoa861/
Mwanja8315,686/
Mbanza839,483/
Mbanje832,730/
Mbanya831,373/
Mbanji831,152/
Mbonja83392/
Mbenja83293/
Mbansa83193/
Mbagna83155/
Mbanjo83110/
Mbanxa8339/
Mbanha8329/
Mbanea8321/
Mbania835/
Nbanja834/
Muanja833/
Mbanca831/
Mbondja77139/
Mbangna77131/
Muanjai7778/
Mbandjo7777/
Mbangea7768/
Mbounja7767/
Mbancha7745/
Mbagnia7744/
Mbonjoa7718/
Mwanjja7713/
Mbhanya7711/
M'Banza7710/
Mwanjia777/
Muhanja776/
Mwanjaâ774/
Mwanjea774/
Mbeanje774/
Mbangia774/
Mbanzia774/
Mwanjah774/
Mbanzoa773/
Mwaanja772/
Mwanjau772/
Mbanjeu772/
Mbhansa772/
Mbaunje771/
Mmbanza771/
Muanjah771/
Mbaanya771/
Mbasnya771/
Mbaanjo771/
Mbainje771/
Mbanjou771/
Mbanyah771/
Muanjia771/
Mwanjya771/
Nmbanza771/
Mbhanxa771/
Mbannji771/
Mboundja71155/
Mwahanja7192/
Mbangnia7111/
Mbanajjo7110/
Mwanaaja719/
Mbandjou716/
Mbanggia713/
Mwanaija711/
Mbounjah711/
Mbainsah711/
Mbasinza711/
Mbaugnia711/
Mbahanya711/
Mbanajho711/
Mbanzoha711/
Mbanyaha711/
Mwania6713,275/
Muanha672,009/
Nwanja671,945/
Mwanya671,665/
Mbange671,662/
Muanya671,047/
Mbonjo67624/
Mbanzo67365/
Muonja67323/
Mbonji67274/
Mwonja67164/
Mvania67158/
Mbonje67137/
Nbanza6768/
Mbanye6754/
Mwanjo6743/
Mbanso6734/
Muania6732/
Mbanyo6730/
Mvanya6728/
Nuanja6725/
Mbagne6723/
Mbanhy6714/
Mbagno6712/
Mbamza679/
Muanjo679/
Mbamji674/
Mbasinnya674/
Mwanea674/
Mbenjo673/
Mbanie673/
Mvanza672/
Mbamsa672/
Mvanxa672/
Mbaneo671/
Nbansa671/
Muanea671/
Mvagna671/
Mvanji671/
Nbanji671/
Nbanya671/
Mvanha671/
Mbanhe671/

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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 Mbanja
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