Mbeja Surname
Approximately 97 people bear this surname
Mbeja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 37 | 1:1,248,105 | 35,192 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mbeja (105) may also be a first name.
Mbeja Demographics
Average Mbeja Salary in
South Africa
R 43,248
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mbeja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbeja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mbeja is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbeja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,882,912th most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Mbeja are found; 58 percent are found in East Africa and 30 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 920,134th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 105 people.
The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 1,248,105. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Busia County, where 24 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 24 percent are found and Kisumu County, where 24 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 22 percent are found and Indonesia, where 12 percent are found.
Mbeja Last Name Statistics demography
Mbeja earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 81.8% less than the national average, earning R 43,248 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbedja | 91 | 378 | / |
| Mbejja | 91 | 69 | / |
| Mbeija | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mbetja | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbeeja | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbejha | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbea | 89 | 2,138 | / |
| Mbej | 89 | 59 | / |
| Mbeya | 80 | 19,946 | / |
| Mbesa | 80 | 7,486 | / |
| Mbeje | 80 | 6,582 | / |
| Mbeza | 80 | 2,081 | / |
| Mbuja | 80 | 1,266 | / |
| Mbeha | 80 | 838 | / |
| Mbaja | 80 | 829 | / |
| Mbeji | 80 | 572 | / |
| Mbeah | 80 | 492 | / |
| Mbejo | 80 | 272 | / |
| Mboja | 80 | 227 | / |
| Mweja | 80 | 139 | / |
| Mbija | 80 | 131 | / |
| Mueja | 80 | 71 | / |
| M'Bea | 80 | 68 | / |
| Mbexa | 80 | 43 | / |
| Mmbea | 80 | 13 | / |
| Mbeca | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mbeia | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mbe'a | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mbeap | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbeej | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbeiza | 73 | 8,482 | / |
| Mbecha | 73 | 504 | / |
| Mbajja | 73 | 234 | / |
| Mbezoa | 73 | 183 | / |
| Mbojja | 73 | 172 | / |
| Mbeyap | 73 | 161 | / |
| Mbehat | 73 | 130 | / |
| Mbezia | 73 | 111 | / |
| Mbejjo | 73 | 103 | / |
| Mmbeha | 73 | 94 | / |
| Mbeeya | 73 | 83 | / |
| Mberza | 73 | 77 | / |
| Mbajah | 73 | 25 | / |
| Mbeesa | 73 | 24 | / |
| Mbujah | 73 | 17 | / |
| Mbheje | 73 | 15 | / |
| Mbouja | 73 | 14 | / |
| Mbedjo | 73 | 14 | / |
| M'Beya | 73 | 13 | / |
| Mbesah | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mbidja | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mbejje | 73 | 9 | / |
| M'Beha | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mbeeza | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mboeya | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mbeyha | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mboeje | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mbegea | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mbajha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mbeyah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbujja | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbieji | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbojah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbieza | 73 | 2 | / |
| M'Beia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbekha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbeusa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbeuha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbezza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbgeji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbojap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbitja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbegia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbeiha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbeasa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbezea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbhesa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbheya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbijah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmbaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbae | 67 | 16,721 | / |
| Mbye | 67 | 11,238 | / |
| Mboa | 67 | 9,776 | / |
| Mbai | 67 | 8,977 | / |
| Mbau | 67 | 6,583 | / |
| Mbay | 67 | 4,837 | / |
| Mboe | 67 | 4,651 | / |
| Mbey | 67 | 3,760 | / |
| Mbie | 67 | 1,655 | / |
| Mbei | 67 | 1,316 | / |
| Mbeu | 67 | 1,306 | / |
| Mwea | 67 | 990 | / |
| Mbee | 67 | 667 | / |
| Mbaa | 67 | 587 | / |
| Mbaj | 67 | 582 | / |
| Mbue | 67 | 440 | / |
| Mbij | 67 | 124 | / |
| Mboj | 67 | 105 | / |
| Mbetcha | 67 | 80 | / |
| Mbeacha | 67 | 53 | / |
| Mbuj | 67 | 49 | / |
| Mwej | 67 | 34 | / |
| M'Bouja | 67 | 27 | / |
| Nbea | 67 | 26 | / |
| Muea | 67 | 14 | / |
| M'Beyah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mbechai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mbehzia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbezzat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbeizah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbeizza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbeazuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Behia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbeucha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbedjou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hmbahja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbhekha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvej | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mbeja
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