Mbarbe Surname

664,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mbarbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbarbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4501:46,1536,059
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mbarbe (34) may also be a first name.

Mbarbe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbarbe occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbarbe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 664,903rd most widespread family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 16,158,638 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbarbe are found; 92 percent are found in Central Africa and 57 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mbarbe is also the 1,775,424th most numerous given name world-wide, borne by 34 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 450 people, or 1 in 46,153. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: East Region, where 47 percent reside, Adamawa Region, where 35 percent reside and Centre Region, where 7 percent reside. Not including Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbarbee922/
Mbarber921/
Mbairebe8611/
Mberbe8310/
Mbarwe837/
Mbarba833/
Mbarue833/
Mbarve831/
Mborbe831/
Mbairwe7726/
Muharbeh7121/
Mbourbie711/
Mbaharwe711/
Mbairebi711/
M'Beirbe711/
Mbarwa6780/
Nuarbe6722/
Mbahairwe679/
Mwarve679/
Mborwe676/
Mbaheirwe674/
Mbarwi673/
Nbarba671/
Mbarva671/
Mborba671/

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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 Mbarbe
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