Mbatya Surname
Approximately 1,095 people bear this surname
Mbatya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,014 | 1:38,500 | 4,949 |
| Zimbabwe | 49 | 1:315,066 | 31,156 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mbatya (19) may also be a first name.
Mbatya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbatya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mbatya is found most in Uganda. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mbatya.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbatya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 336,565th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,655,293 people. The surname Mbatya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbatya live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 19 people.
The last name is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,014 people, or 1 in 38,500. In Uganda Mbatya is mostly found in: Mayuge District, where 19 percent reside, Bugiri District, where 15 percent reside and Namutumba District, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbautya | 92 | 11 | / |
| Mbaitya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mbatyaa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mbatyaha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbatia | 83 | 5,481 | / |
| Mbotya | 83 | 296 | / |
| Mbatyo | 83 | 25 | / |
| Mbatea | 83 | 22 | / |
| Nbatya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbaatyo | 77 | 31 | / |
| Mbatiah | 77 | 11 | / |
| Mbaitia | 77 | 10 | / |
| Mbathia | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mbatjoa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mbatyoo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mbhatia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbothya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbatyot | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbatyo'o | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mbaaityo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbotyo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mbatio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbothyo | 62 | 4 | / |
| Mbathio | 62 | 3 | / |
| Mbaitheo | 57 | 1 | / |
| M'Vattia | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mvotyo | 50 | 139 | / |
| Mbotea | 50 | 27 | / |
| Mbotia | 50 | 11 | / |
| Mbotio | 50 | 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
- 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 Mbatya
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