Mbanya Surname

281,089th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mbanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5121:105,81612,779
DR Congo3761:196,48819,671
Kenya1981:233,23216,365
Cameroon1411:147,29816,269
Tanzania1071:494,78133,101
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mbanya (37) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbhanya9211/
Mbanyah921/
Mbasnya921/
Mbaanya921/
Mbanyaha861/
Mbahanya861/
Mwanya831,665/
Muanya831,047/
Mbanja83395/
Mbonya83284/
Mbagna83155/
Mbanyo8330/
Mbanha8329/
Mvanya8328/
Mbanea8321/
Mbania835/
Nbanya831/
Mbasinnya804/
Mwanyae77937/
Muhanya77531/
Mbangna77131/
Mbangea7768/
Mbagnia7744/
Mwaanya7726/
Mbanyoh7719/
Mwanyia7715/
Mbounya779/
Mwany'a779/
Mbangia774/
Mwanyoa774/
Mbanjoa773/
Mmuanya773/
Mbainja772/
Mweanya771/
Mbohnya771/
Mbuonya771/
Mwanjya771/
Mbonyah771/
Mbannja771/
Mbonyea771/
Mwanyah771/
Mwanyoha71223/
Nimpanya7112/
Mbangnia7111/
Mbanajjo7110/
Mbanggia713/
Mbanjuoa711/
Mbanajho711/
Mbahnyoh711/
Mbaugnia711/
Mmbeinya711/
Mwanja6715,686/
Mwania6713,275/
Muanha672,009/
Nwanya671,685/
Mbonyo67330/
Mvania67158/
Mwanyo67139/
Mbanjo67110/
Nuanya6738/
Muania6732/
Mbagno6712/
Muanyo6710/
Mwonya6710/
Nbanja674/
Mwanea674/
Muanja673/
Muonya673/
Mvanyo673/
Mvanha671/
Mbaneo671/
M'Muhanya671/
Muanea671/
Nbonya671/
Mvagna671/
Mvonya671/
Nvanya671/

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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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  • 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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