Mbayan Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mbayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Mbayan (537) may also be a first name.

Mbayan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbayan is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mbayan.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbayan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,944,094th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Mbayan live; 70 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mbayan is also the 363,820th most frequently occurring forename in the world It is held by 537 people.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 5,904,759. In Nigeria Mbayan is most numerous in: Benue, where 100 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 9 percent live and Cameroon, where 7 percent live.

Mbayan Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbayang9262/
Mbayane927/
Mbayant921/
Mbayn911/
Mbayamne862/
Mbayam831,040/
Mbayen8389/
Mbayin8368/
Muayan8322/
Mbajan833/
Mbuyan832/
Mwayan831/
Nbayan831/
Mboyan831/
Mbuyane778,286/
Mboyane77603/
Mbaying7776/
Mbayion7762/
Mbayene7756/
Mbayong7719/
Mbiyane7712/
Mboyang7710/
Mbayina778/
Mbajang777/
Muayang775/
Hmboyan775/
Mbayine774/
Mbayoon774/
Mbuyang773/
Mbiyang771/
Mbhuyan771/
Mbayien771/
M'Bayam771/
M'Beyan771/
Mbayoun771/
Mbaiang771/
Muayane771/
Mbuyann771/
Mbeyane771/
Mvayane771/
Mbain73399/
Mbaen7390/
Mbaun7314/
Mbean738/
Mbaym731/
Muayn731/
Mbouyang712/
Mbohyang712/
Mbaiamne711/
Mbouyane711/
Mboyanne711/
Mbaine671,226/
Mbaiam67506/
Mbeang67480/
Mwayen67123/
Mboyam6769/
Muiyan6766/
Mbaung6759/
Mbayem6735/
Mbajon6732/
Muaain6724/
Mbayim6717/
Mbuyam6714/
Mbaing6714/
Mboyon6714/
Mbahun6713/
Mbaiin6711/
Mboyin677/
Mbeane674/
Nwayan674/
Mbojan673/
Mbouyanne672/
Mbeyam672/
Mbeyon672/
Mbayom672/
Mbaihamne672/
Muaian671/
Mwajan671/
Mbaune671/
Nbajan671/
Nbayen671/
Mbajun671/
Muayun671/
Mbaion671/
Muayen671/
Mbiyon671/
M'Bean671/
Mbeyin671/
Mbyion671/
Mbiyam671/

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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 Mbayan
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