Mbekenga Surname

404,712th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 866 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mbekenga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mbekenga Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8631:61,3466,581
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mbekenga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbekenga is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mbekenga.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbekenga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mbekenga is the 404,712th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,415,180 people. The surname Mbekenga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbekenga live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mbekenga is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 863 people, or 1 in 61,346. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 65 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 19 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbakenga889/
Mbeckena881/
Mbekinga881/
Mbokenga881/
Mbekenge881/
Mbechenga8210/
M'Bakenga824/
Mbakienga821/
Mbekeno801/
Mbekina801/
Mbaknga801/
Mbakinga754/
Mbekeneu751/
Mbakengo751/
M'Bikenge711/
Mbaigkega711/
Mbikina675/
Mbichengho562/
Nvikena533/
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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 Mbekenga
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