Mbelenje Surname
Approximately 1,288 people bear this surname
Mbelenje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 937 | 1:56,501 | 6,147 |
| Zambia | 350 | 1:45,285 | 4,374 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Mbelenje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbelenje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mbelenje is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbelenje? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 296,030th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 5,658,033 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbelenje are found; 73 percent are found in East Africa and 73 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 937 people, or 1 in 56,501. In Tanzania Mbelenje is mostly concentrated in: Mtwara Region, where 50 percent are found, Lindi Region, where 38 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 27 percent are found and Norway, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbelene | 93 | 54 | / |
| Mbelenge | 88 | 2,173 | / |
| Mbelenji | 88 | 95 | / |
| Mbelenye | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mbalenje | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mbelengie | 82 | 21 | / |
| Mbeleni | 80 | 261 | / |
| Mbelena | 80 | 163 | / |
| Mbilene | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbalanje | 75 | 238 | / |
| Mbelengi | 75 | 131 | / |
| Mbelenzi | 75 | 113 | / |
| Mbilanje | 75 | 28 | / |
| Mwelenji | 75 | 18 | / |
| Mwelenge | 75 | 9 | / |
| Mbelenza | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mbilenge | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nbelenge | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbelenha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbileni | 67 | 47 | / |
| Mbeline | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbelini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbilanji | 63 | 42 | / |
| Mvelengi | 63 | 4 | / |
| Mbalanji | 63 | 2 | / |
| Mwilenge | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mwelenya | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mbelanie | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mwailenge | 59 | 399 | / |
| Mbilini | 53 | 1,663 | / |
| Mbiliny | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mbilinyi | 50 | 42,238 | / |
| Mbilingi | 50 | 763 | / |
| Mbilinzi | 50 | 4 | / |
| Muilengi | 50 | 4 | / |
| Mbilinza | 50 | 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
- 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 Mbelenje
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