Mbayani Surname

342,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,073 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mbayani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbayani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi6801:25,1753,828
Tanzania1861:284,63222,243
Congo1271:39,2843,713
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mbayani (532) may also be a first name.

Mbayani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbayani is most common in Malawi. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbayani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mbayani is the 342,056th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,791,748 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbayani live; 63 percent live in Southern Africa and 63 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mbayani is also the 365,707th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 532 people.

This last name is most frequent in Malawi, where it is carried by 680 people, or 1 in 25,175. Besides Malawi this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 17 percent reside and The Congo, where 12 percent reside.

Mbayani Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Mbayana8619/
Mbayeni8612/
Mbeyani868/
Mbayane867/
Mbayoni865/
Mbiyani864/
Mbajani863/
Mbayini862/
Mbaynai861/
M'Bayeni80209/
Mbayamne802/
M'Beyani801/
Mbouyani801/
Mbauni77692/
Mbaeni7716/
Mbaane776/
Mbaini771/
Mbanei771/
Mboyni771/
Mbuyane718,286/
Mboyane71603/
Mboyana71440/
Mbuyana71314/
Mboyoni71132/
Mbayene7156/
Mbajana7130/
Mbuyeni7128/
Mbaenyi7120/
Mbiyana7117/
Mbiyane7112/
Mbejani718/
Mbaweni714/
Mbojani714/
Mbainei714/
Mbaanee714/
Mbayine714/
Mbainai714/
Mboyeni713/
Mbijani712/
Mbeyana712/
Mba'ane711/
Mbaanne711/
Mbajane711/
Mbeyane711/
Mvayane711/
Mbayona711/
Mbaveni711/
Mboyanyoyi711/
Mbane674,300/
Mbeyanje67250/
Mbaihana676/
Mbayenge676/
Mbheyana672/
Mbeyenyi672/
Mmvuyani671/
Mbaiamne671/
Mbayinna671/
Mbaingni671/
Mbaihini671/
Mboyanne671/
Mboyange671/
Mbojanyi671/
Mbuyange671/
Mbouyane671/

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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 Mbayani
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