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 surname Mbanya is most common in South Africa. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbanya? popularity and diffusion
Mbanya is the 281,089th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 5,307,754 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbanya are found; 38 percent are found in Central Africa and 38 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 37 people.
The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 512 people, or 1 in 105,816. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 58 percent live, Western Cape, where 26 percent live and Gauteng, where 11 percent live. Other than South Africa Mbanya exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 27 percent live and Kenya, where 14 percent live.
Mbanya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name 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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