Mbapa Surname

752,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mbapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2281:232,20019,111
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Indonesia391:3,391,005183,158
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mbapa (40) may also be a first name.

Mbapa Last Name Facts

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

Mbapa is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mbapa.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbapa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 752,779th most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 19,127,417 people. The last name Mbapa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Mbapa reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 40 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 228 people, or 1 in 232,200. In Tanzania Mbapa is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 36 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 34 percent live and Njombe Region, where 24 percent live. Barring Tanzania Mbapa is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 29 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbapai9126/
Mbapah9113/
Mbaapa919/
Mbapha913/
Mbaipa912/
Mbapga912/
Mbapea911/
Mbapas911/
Mbabpa911/
Mbapap911/
Mbapat911/
Mbapaha83209/
Mbapaya837/
Mbopa80505/
Mbape80334/
Mbepa80193/
Mwapa80167/
Mbapo8032/
Mbapi8025/
Muapa8012/
Mbappe731,877/
Mwaipa73182/
Mbapou73135/
Mwapah73103/
Mbapeh7326/
Mwapai7315/
Mwapea7310/
Mbappi7310/
M'Bepa739/
Mwapfa737/
Mbapie734/
Mbappé734/
Mboppa733/
Mbeppa733/
Mboupa732/
Mbeupa732/
Mbaper731/
Mbopah731/
Mbepah731/
Mbabpi731/
Mbapey731/
Mbaphi731/
Mbapoy731/
Mbappo731/
Mbappy731/
Mbappè731/
Mbaapo731/
Muadpa731/
Mwaipha6798/
Mbappou6782/
Mwapaha6775/
Mbaipou6773/
Muatpha6738/
Muadpha6732/
Mwapfaa6731/
Muhapad677/
Mwaupea675/
M'Bappe673/
Mbappee672/
Mbaiper671/
Nempapa671/
Mbaapeh671/
Mbaapoh671/
Mbahpie671/
Nnbapat671/
Mwaphaa671/
Mbapfou671/
Muapaha671/
Mimpapa671/
Nmbappe671/

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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 Mbapa
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