Mbavi Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mbavi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbavi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mbavi Last Name Facts

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

Mbavi is found most in Kenya. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbavi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mbavi is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Mbavi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbavi are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya Mbavi is mostly concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 90 percent reside and Makueni County, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 8 percent reside and Malawi, where 8 percent reside.

Mbavi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbavai9186/
Mbavio9123/
Mmbavi911/
Mbavui911/
Mbabi802,861/
Mbevi801,831/
Mbava801,032/
Mbawi80649/
Mbave80278/
Muavi80170/
Mbovi8080/
Mwavi8066/
Mvavi802/
Mbaiwa731,525/
Mbabie73463/
Mbavha73347/
Mbabit73327/
Mbaiba73220/
Mbaibe73163/
Muavhi73109/
Mbabid73106/
Mbaave73105/
Mbahbi7343/
Mbabai7327/
Mbawei7325/
Mbaive7319/
Mbaiwe7318/
Mbawie7311/
Mwavai7311/
Mbovoi7310/
Mbaver736/
Muaviz734/
Mwavie734/
Mbavhe733/
Mbabio733/
Mhbave731/
Mwabai731/
Mvabai731/
Mvavei731/
M'Vavi731/
Mbouvi731/
Mbatbi731/
Muavij731/
Mbeava731/
Mbavaa731/
Mbavey731/
Mbawih731/
Mbaboi731/
Mbahwi731/
Mbaavy731/
Mbgave731/
Mbahbai67121/
Mbauver6776/
Mboubai6762/
Mbaibai6729/
M'Babei6715/
Mbaihwa6711/
M'Babih6710/
Mboivoi6710/
Mbeabie677/
M'Baiwa674/
Mbahwei674/
Mbouvai673/
Mbaiwai672/
Mbavaya672/
Mbavehe671/
Mboibai671/
Mbhaiwa671/
Muaaviz671/
Muavais671/
Mbaibep671/
Mbabiea671/
Mbouvie671/
Mbaibaa671/
Mbahbit671/
Mbhabhi671/
Mbotbai671/

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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 Mbavi
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