Mbanwei Surname

242,837th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mbanwei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbanwei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,6381:12,6801,714
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Mbanwei (22) may also be a first name.

Mbanwei Last Name Facts

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

Mbanwei is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mbanwei.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbanwei? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mbanwei is the 242,837th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 4,435,512 people. Mbanwei occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbanwei live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 100 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mbanwei is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used forename throughout the world It is held by 22 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,638 people, or 1 in 12,680. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 53 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 34 percent reside and Centre Region, where 6 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbahnwei9313/
Mmbanwei931/
Mbanhwei931/
Mbaynwei931/
Mbanwi92545/
Mbanwe92308/
Mbanwie86274/
Nbanwei861/
Mbanwui861/
Mbanwet861/
Mbanweh861/
Mbahnwai801/
Mbanwa7753/
Mbonwi7734/
Mbonwe7724/
Mbanvi779/
Mbanbi774/
Mbamwi773/
Mbamwe772/
Mbanbe772/
Nbanwe772/
Mbounwe719/
Mbanbee717/
Mbahnui712/
Mbaimwe712/
Nbaanwi711/
Mbohnwe711/
Mbonnwe711/
Mbonweh711/
Mbonwui711/
Mbagnui711/
Mbahnue711/
Mbanbai711/

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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
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  • 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 Mbanwei
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