Mbedja Surname

757,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mbedja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbedja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3741:55,5327,185
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mbedja (137) may also be a first name.

Mbedja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbedja occurs most in Cameroon. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mbedja.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbedja? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 757,040th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,279,222 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbedja are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 790,880th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 137 people.

The last name Mbedja is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 374 people, or 1 in 55,532. In Cameroon Mbedja is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 91 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 5 percent are found and South Region, where 2 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbedjoa928/
Mbedjia922/
Mbiedja921/
Mbeja9197/
Mbejja8369/
Mbadja8366/
Mbedji8342/
Mbodja8315/
Mbedjo8314/
Mbidja8311/
Mbedje836/
Mbedia834/
Mbeija832/
Mbetja831/
Mbeeja831/
Mbejha831/
M'Bedji7726/
Mbeudia7715/
Mbeudjo7711/
Mbhedje775/
Mbiedji774/
M'Bodja772/
Mbeudje772/
Mbeedji771/
Mbeudji771/
Mbedeha771/
Mbedjou771/
Mbesa737,486/
Mbeza732,081/
Mbejo73272/
Mbija73131/
Mbexa7343/
Mbeca736/
Mbeudjou714/
M'Beidia712/
Mbadujha712/
Mbiedjou711/
Mbeudjeu711/
Mbiedjeu711/
Mbiedjio711/
Mbeiza678,482/
Mbajja67234/
Mbezoa67183/
Mbojja67172/
Mbadia67125/
Mbidji67123/
Mbidia67115/
Mbezia67111/
Mbejjo67103/
Mberza6777/
Mbadjo6755/
Mbidje6729/
Mbeesa6724/
Mbodya6718/
Mbesah6711/
Mbodjo6710/
Mbeeza678/
Mbegea674/
Mvedji674/
Mbidjo673/
Mbodia673/
Mbedge673/
Mbujja673/
Mbieza672/
Mbedye672/
Mbeusa671/
Mbedie671/
Mbhesa671/
Mbezea671/
Mbadya671/
Mbedio671/
Mbeasa671/
Mbegia671/
Mbitja671/
Mbezza671/

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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 Mbedja
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