Mbarwe Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mbarwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbarwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446

Mbarwe Last Name Facts

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

Mbarwe is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbarwe? popularity and diffusion

Mbarwe is the 7,117,718th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Mbarwe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbarwe reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mbarwe is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 75 percent live and North Region, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 43 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbairwe9226/
Mbaharwe861/
Mbarbe83451/
Mbarwa8380/
Mberwe8314/
Mborwe836/
Mbarue833/
Mbarwi833/
Mbarve831/
Mbahairwe809/
Mbaheirwe804/
Mbarbee772/
Mbaarwa771/
Mbarwoha711/
Mborwa6712/
Mbarva671/
Mborbe671/
Mvorwe671/
M'Berwy628/
Mbourwa622/
Mboorwa621/
Mbeirwi621/
M'Beirbe571/

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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 Mbarwe
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