Mbelwe Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mbelwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbelwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Mbelwe Last Name Facts

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

Mbelwe occurs most in The DR Congo. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbelwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most widespread surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbelwe are found; 57 percent are found in Central Africa and 57 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

Mbelwe is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Aside from The DR Congo Mbelwe occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 29 percent are found and Cameroon, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbelw911/
Mbelwa839,023/
Mwelwe8377/
Mbelbe832/
Mbilwe832/
Muellwe773/
Mmbelwa771/
Mbeelwa771/
Mwelwee771/
Nblwe731/
Muellwer711/
M'Mbelwa711/
Mwelwa6759,361/
Mwilwe67123/
Muelwa6741/
Nwelwe674/
Mbilwa673/
M'Belouhe671/
Mweelwa62128/
Muhilwe622/
Nwaelwe621/
Mwilwa502,088/
Mbilbe5051/
Nwelue5029/
Mwlwai501/
Muilwa501/
Mwilwi501/
Muehlwisch501/
Mbilbé501/

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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 Mbelwe
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