Mbayiwa Surname

554,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mbayiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbayiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4581:33,7085,190
Zambia531:299,05516,868
Uganda361:1,084,42445,587
England141:3,979,861125,553
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Botswana41:546,73222,624

Mbayiwa (56) may also be a first name.

Mbayiwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbayiwa has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbayiwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 554,992nd most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,696,073 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mbayiwa reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mbayiwa is also the 1,321,957th most widespread given name internationally It is held by 56 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 458 people, or 1 in 33,708. In Zimbabwe Mbayiwa is most frequent in: Bulawayo Province, where 35 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 18 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 9 percent reside and Uganda, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'Bayiwa933/
Mbaiwa921,525/
Mbaywa922/
Mbayiba8655/
Mbayowa8642/
Mbaihwa8611/
Mbayuwa8611/
M'Baiwa864/
Mbaiwai862/
Mbhaiwa861/
Mbaihowa801/
Mbaiba77220/
Mbajwa7745/
Mbauwa7723/
Mbeawa7721/
Mbaiwe7718/
Mbayua7711/
Mboiwa7710/
Mbeiwa779/
Mboywa775/
Mbuiwa771/
Mbaewa771/
Mbayabo71308/
Mbeihwa71108/
Mbayowo7198/
Mbaibai7129/
Mboyawa716/
Mbuyawa714/
Mbahjwa713/
Mbaiwoh713/
Mbayaba713/
Mbayova712/
Mbayabe712/
Mbaujwa711/
Mveyiwa711/
Mbauhwa711/
Mbijawa711/
Mbajjwa711/
Mbajuwa711/
Mbayabi711/
Mbayoba711/
Mbayuwe711/
Mbaawea711/
Mbaibaa711/
Mbuyiba711/
Mbaybay711/
Mbawe67430/
Mbayevga677/
Mbajuwha673/
Mbahyaba671/
Mbayabai671/
Mbiyewah671/

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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 Mbayiwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis