Mbeju Surname

788,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mbeju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbeju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1531:346,02425,597
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Norway61:857,04855,549
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mbeju Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbeju occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbeju? popularity and diffusion

Mbeju is the 788,513th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 20,356,274 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Mbeju reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 346,024. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Iringa Region, where 62 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 33 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 37 percent live and South Africa, where 13 percent live.

Mbeju Last Name Statistics demography

Mbeju earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 83.51% less than the national average, earning R 39,180 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbedju911/
Mbejuh911/
Mbedjou831/
Mbeujou831/
Mbeyu806,351/
Mbezu80198/
Mbesu8085/
Mbuju8032/
Mbehu806/
Mbeou802/
Mbexu802/
Mbueu802/
Mbieu802/
Mbiju802/
M'Beijou771/
Mbehou73117/
Mbezou7348/
Mbeisu738/
Mbajju735/
Mbayeu734/
Mbechu733/
Mbajou732/
Mbeheu732/
Mboueu732/
M'Beou731/
Mbezeu731/
Mbiheu731/
Mbijeu731/
Mbijou731/
Mbijuh731/
Mboeuh731/
Mboyeu731/
Mbeseu731/
Mbaehu731/
Mbiu671,485/
Mbyu6763/
Mbeuzou6711/
Mbesout677/
Mbiezou677/
Mbidjou674/
Mueu673/
Mbeuzeu673/
Mboujou672/
M'Behou671/
N'Bejou671/
Mbeuhou671/
Mbiehou671/
Mboujeu671/
Mmbekhu671/

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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 Mbeju
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