Mbeleye Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mbeleye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbeleye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania531:998,89845,319
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818

Mbeleye Last Name Facts

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

Mbeleye is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbeleye? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,106,139th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. Mbeleye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbeleye are found; 66 percent are found in East Africa and 66 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 998,898. In Tanzania Mbeleye is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 96 percent are found, Kigoma Region, where 2 percent are found and Songwe Region, where 2 percent are found. Barring Tanzania it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 34 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbelee927/
Mbeley921/
Mbeleje8685/
Mbeleya8668/
Mweleye866/
Mbelaye861/
Mbaleye861/
Mbeliye861/
Muelee77122/
Mbeleu773/
Mbelea772/
Mboley772/
Mbaley772/
Mueley771/
Mbelei771/
Mbelay771/
Mbelaheyi751/
Mbalaye71389/
Mbaliye71385/
Mbeleji71294/
Mbieleu71258/
Mbelayi7123/
Mballey7114/
Mboleya7110/
Mbelgae716/
Mbeleha716/
Mbeliya715/
M'Baley715/
Mbaleya714/
Mbolaye713/
Mbailye711/
Mbilaye711/
Mbaleje711/
Mbeuleu711/
Mbileya711/
Mbileyi711/
Mbhelae711/
Mvelley711/
Mueleyi711/
Mbeleja711/
Mbelayo711/
Mbaleyo711/
Muehley710/
Mbaliaye679/
Mbaïlaye674/
Mballiye671/
Mbaileyo671/
Mbaileya671/
Mbailaye671/

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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 Mbeleye
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