Mbelya Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Mbelya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mbelya (138) may also be a first name.
Mbelya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbelya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mbelya occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbelya? popularity and diffusion
Mbelya is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Mbelya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbelya reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 787,636th most numerous first name internationally, held by 138 people.
The last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Mbelya is mostly concentrated in: Simiyu Region, where 100 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live.
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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 Mbelya
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