Mbega Surname
Approximately 10,337 people bear this surname
Mbega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 6,864 | 1:7,713 | 1,009 |
| Kenya | 1,607 | 1:28,737 | 3,181 |
| Cameroon | 1,240 | 1:16,749 | 2,297 |
| Gabon | 505 | 1:3,741 | 657 |
| Uganda | 34 | 1:1,148,214 | 47,064 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
The alternate forms: Mbéga (1) are calculated separately.
Mbega (1,325) may also be a first name.
Mbega Demographics
Average Mbega Salary in
United States
$61,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mbega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbega Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mbega is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Mbéga. Click here for other possible spellings of Mbega.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbega? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 49,733rd most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 704,996 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbega reside; 82 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 215,847th most numerous first name internationally, held by 1,325 people.
Mbega is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 6,864 people, or 1 in 7,713. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Tanga Region, where 27 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 16 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 16 percent are found and Cameroon, where 12 percent are found.
Mbega Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Mbega last name is chiefly Christian (69%) in Kenya.
The amount Mbega earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.33% less than the national average, earning R 56,256 per year and in United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.
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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 Mbega
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