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
Mbanya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mbanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mbanya occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbanya? popularity and diffusion
Mbanya is the 281,089th most numerous family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,307,754 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbanya live; 38 percent live in Central Africa and 38 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most numerous given name globally. It is borne by 37 people.
Mbanya is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 512 people, or 1 in 105,816. In South Africa Mbanya is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 58 percent live, Western Cape, where 26 percent live and Gauteng, where 11 percent live. Apart from South Africa Mbanya occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 27 percent live and Kenya, where 14 percent live.
Mbanya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily 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
- 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 Mbanya
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