Mbayama Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mbayama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbayama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1261:125,7939,482
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mbayama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbayama occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbayama? popularity and diffusion

Mbayama is the 1,343,156th most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbayama are found; 76 percent are found in Southern Africa and 76 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 125,793. In Zambia Mbayama is most frequent in: North-Western Province, where 38 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 25 percent reside and Western Province, where 24 percent reside. Barring Zambia it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 16 percent reside and Cameroon, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbayma923/
Mwayama86174/
Mbayima8656/
Mboyama8629/
Mbeyama8627/
Mbuyama8623/
Mbiyama8622/
Muayama864/
Mbayame862/
Mbayuma861/
Mbaima77110/
Mbeama7727/
Mbauma776/
Mboyma772/
Mbajma771/
Mbaema771/
Mwayuma7147,103/
Muayuma71515/
Mbahuma71110/
Mboyima7162/
Mweyama7137/
Mboyoma7136/
Mbayemo7127/
Mwayima714/
Mboyema714/
Mwayoma714/
Mbajima714/
Mbeyamo712/
Mbiyamo712/
Mbeyema711/
Mbuyame711/
Mwauyma711/
Mbayeme711/
Mvuyama711/
Mbuyima711/
Mbaimai711/
Mbaimap711/
Mbahame711/
Mviyama711/
Mbajema711/
Mbame67585/
Mwuayuma674/
Mbaihami672/
Mwaajuma671/
Mouhayma671/
Mbaimaya671/
Mbaihame671/
M'Boyamo671/
Muajamma671/

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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 Mbayama
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