Mbanya Surname
Approximately 1,373 people bear this surname
Mbanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 512 | 1:105,816 | 12,779 |
| DR Congo | 376 | 1:196,488 | 19,671 |
| Kenya | 198 | 1:233,232 | 16,365 |
| Cameroon | 141 | 1:147,298 | 16,269 |
| Tanzania | 107 | 1:494,781 | 33,101 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mbanya (37) may also be a first name.
Mbanya Demographics
Average Mbanya Salary in
South Africa
R 99,696
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mbanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mbanya is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbanya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 281,089th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,307,754 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbanya reside; 38 percent reside in Central Africa and 38 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mbanya is also the 1,688,769th most frequent forename globally. It is borne by 37 people.
The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 512 people, or 1 in 105,816. In South Africa Mbanya is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 58 percent are found, Western Cape, where 26 percent are found and Gauteng, where 11 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 27 percent are found and Kenya, where 14 percent are found.
Mbanya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Mbanya surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Mbanya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.05% less than the national average, earning R 99,696 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbhanya | 92 | 11 | / |
| Mbanyah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mbasnya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mbaanya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mbanyaha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbahanya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwanya | 83 | 1,665 | / |
| Muanya | 83 | 1,047 | / |
| Mbanja | 83 | 395 | / |
| Mbonya | 83 | 284 | / |
| Mbagna | 83 | 155 | / |
| Mbanyo | 83 | 30 | / |
| Mbanha | 83 | 29 | / |
| Mvanya | 83 | 28 | / |
| Mbanea | 83 | 21 | / |
| Mbania | 83 | 5 | / |
| Nbanya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbasinnya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mwanyae | 77 | 937 | / |
| Muhanya | 77 | 531 | / |
| Mbangna | 77 | 131 | / |
| Mbangea | 77 | 68 | / |
| Mbagnia | 77 | 44 | / |
| Mwaanya | 77 | 26 | / |
| Mbanyoh | 77 | 19 | / |
| Mwanyia | 77 | 15 | / |
| Mbounya | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mwany'a | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mbangia | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mwanyoa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mbanjoa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mmuanya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mbainja | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mweanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbohnya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbuonya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwanjya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbonyah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbannja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbonyea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwanyah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwanyoha | 71 | 223 | / |
| Nimpanya | 71 | 12 | / |
| Mbangnia | 71 | 11 | / |
| Mbanajjo | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mbanggia | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mbanjuoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbanajho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbahnyoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbaugnia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mmbeinya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwanja | 67 | 15,686 | / |
| Mwania | 67 | 13,275 | / |
| Muanha | 67 | 2,009 | / |
| Nwanya | 67 | 1,685 | / |
| Mbonyo | 67 | 330 | / |
| Mvania | 67 | 158 | / |
| Mwanyo | 67 | 139 | / |
| Mbanjo | 67 | 110 | / |
| Nuanya | 67 | 38 | / |
| Muania | 67 | 32 | / |
| Mbagno | 67 | 12 | / |
| Muanyo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mwonya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nbanja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwanea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muanja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Muonya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mvanyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mvanha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaneo | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Muhanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muanea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbonya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvagna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvonya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nvanya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mbanya
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