Mbe Surname

36,737th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon10,0931:2,058205
Nigeria1,9551:90,6106,302
Congo1,2791:3,901632
DR Congo3901:189,43519,115
Gabon3541:5,337981
South Africa671:808,62254,680
Indonesia471:2,813,813160,835
England351:1,591,94567,242
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
France61:11,070,454349,096
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Andorra11:83,8382,381

The alternate forms: Mbé (3), Mbè (2) & Mbê (2) are calculated separately.

Mbe (789) may also be a first name.

Mbe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺐ) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Mbé, Mbè or Mbê. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 36,737th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 507,595 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbe live; 84 percent live in Central Africa and 79 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 291,751st most frequently used forename internationally, held by 789 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 10,093 people, or 1 in 2,058. In Cameroon Mbe is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 29 percent live, Littoral Region, where 17 percent live and Southwest Region, where 16 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this surname is found in 42 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent live and The Congo, where 9 percent live.

Mbe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mbe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 21.24% less than the national average, earning R 187,152 per year and in United States they earn 59.33% more than the national average, earning $68,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbé893/
Mbè892/
Mbê892/
Mbeh865,976/
Mbey863,760/
Mbea862,138/
Mbie861,655/
Mbei861,316/
Mbeu861,306/
Mbee86667/
M'Be86514/
Mbet86373/
Mbep86235/
Mbej8659/
Mber8657/
Mbez8631/
Mbge8630/
Mbes8624/
Mmbe8613/
Mbed8612/
Mbhe868/
Mbeï864/
Hmbe862/
Nmbe861/
Mbije75301/
M'Bey7597/
M'Bea7568/
Mbeid7564/
Mbieh7539/
Mbeuh7532/
Mbiey7528/
Mmbei7519/
Mmbea7513/
Mbe'e7513/
Mberh7512/
Mbeih7512/
M'Bed7512/
Møbes756/
M'Beh755/
Mbeer755/
Mmbee754/
Mbess754/
Mmber754/
Mbeez752/
Mbihe752/
M'Ber752/
M'Bie752/
Mbeis752/
Mbe'a752/
Mbech752/
Mbeap751/
Mbeph751/
Mboey751/
Mmbeh751/
Mbett751/
Mbesh751/
Mbedz751/
Mmbet751/
Mbhey751/
Mbheu751/
Mbeys751/
M'Mbe751/
Mbeej751/
Mbees751/
Hmhbe751/
Mbhee751/
Mbhed751/
Hmber750/
Mba67220,264/
Mve6710,100/
Mbi679,348/
Mue674,033/
Mwe67530/
Mbaaye67109/
Mmbeha6794/
Mby6776/
Nbe6775/
Mbujje6757/
Mbaheu6724/
M'Bess6712/
Mbejje679/
M'Beih678/
Mbj677/
Mbeich676/
M'Bett674/
Mbajje673/
Mbá673/
Mbaije672/
Mbehet671/
M'Beit671/
M'Bech671/
M'Bedd671/
Mbeeth671/
Nmbeit671/
Mbeehe671/
Mbeish671/
Mbeheh671/
Mbetts670/

Mbe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mbe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺐamb-

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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 Mbe
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