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

Mbarbe is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbarbe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 664,903rd most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,158,638 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbarbe live; 92 percent live in Central Africa and 57 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 34 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 450 people, or 1 in 46,153. In Cameroon Mbarbe is most common in: East Region, where 47 percent live, Adamawa Region, where 35 percent live and Centre Region, where 7 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live.

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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