Mbena Surname

27,672nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mbena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania15,1101:3,504484
Cameroon2,0481:10,1411,344
DR Congo1,0401:71,0388,316
South Africa7561:71,6648,930
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Indonesia1401:944,63769,875
Congo721:69,2936,042
India431:17,838,730274,051
France31:22,140,907385,998
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Mbena (556) may also be a first name.

Mbena Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbena is most common in Tanzania. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbena? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 27,672nd most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 375,009 people. The last name Mbena is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbena live; 78 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mbena is also the 356,749th most widely held first name internationally, held by 556 people.

This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 15,110 people, or 1 in 3,504. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Morogoro Region, where 25 percent are found, Ruvuma Region, where 19 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 19 percent are found. Other than Tanzania Mbena exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 11 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.

Mbena Last Name Statistics demography

Mbena earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.15% less than the national average, earning R 125,580 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbenga9117,176/
M'Bena91336/
Mbiena9192/
Mbehna9178/
Mbhena9128/
Mbegna9112/
Mbenea9111/
Mboena917/
Mmbena916/
Mbenah914/
Mbeana914/
Mbeuna913/
Mbesna912/
Mbeyna911/
Mbenai911/
Mbenap911/
Mbenoa911/
Mbeena911/
Mbenoha8332/
Mbeanga8321/
Mbenaya839/
Mbengay838/
M'Benga837/
Mbeinga833/
Mbienah832/
Mbehena832/
Mbengai832/
M'Begna831/
Mbenajh831/
Mbhenga831/
Mbana809,117/
Mbina807,511/
Mbona807,046/
Mbene804,115/
Muena802,249/
Mbeni80997/
Mwena80831/
Mvena80757/
Mbeno80150/
Nbena806/
Mbeny804/
Mbyna802/
Mbenj801/
Mbenh801/
M'Mbenga771/
Mbeingna771/
Mbenooha771/
Mbinga739,655/
Mbengo738,316/
Mbengi734,663/
Mbonea734,208/
Mbenge733,895/
Muenga732,630/
Mbenje73973/
Mbeine73494/
Mbiene73437/
Mviena73322/
Mbesne73307/
Muenat73255/
M'Bona73209/
Mbenyi73165/
M'Bana73117/
Mbonah7390/
Mbenou7354/
Muegna7334/
Mbaina7327/
Mbanea7321/
Mbanna7318/
Mbesni7318/
Mbaana7316/
Mvenga7315/
Muenai7314/
Mbhona7314/
Mbon'a7313/
Muenas7313/
Mbinai7312/
Mbenyo7312/
Mbonna739/
Mbegni739/
N'Bena739/
Mboina739/
Mbeenh739/
Mbanah738/
Mwenea736/
Nbiena735/
Mbinah735/
Nbenga735/
Mhuena735/
Mbeneh734/
Mbeane734/
Mbeini734/
Mbinat734/
Mbaeno733/
Mveena733/
Mouena733/
Mbanai733/
Mbehni733/
Mbeune733/
M'Beni732/
M'Bene732/
Mbenoh732/
Mweena732/
Mboyna732/
Mbeuno732/
Mbenui732/
Mban'a732/
Mbitna732/
M'Bina731/
Mben'o731/
Mbenio731/
Mbhina731/
Mwenha731/
Nbeyna731/
Mwenoa731/
Nbeana731/
Mbanaa731/
Nmbina731/
Mbanau731/
Mbhana731/
Mbetne731/
Mbieno731/
Mbiené731/
Mbigna731/
Mbonaa731/
Mbonai731/
Mbonau731/
Mbinaa731/
Mbenei731/
Mbenie731/
Mbanay731/
Muen'a731/
Muenaz731/
Mvegna731/
Mwenah731/
Mwenas731/
Mwuena731/
Mbeneu731/
Mbenii731/
Mhbona731/
Mueina731/
Mweana731/
Mmbona731/
Mbenyh731/
Mbuinga673,456/
Mbengou67629/
Muenhat67180/
Mbienyi6770/
Mbhenge6750/
Mbionga6727/
N'Benga6712/
Mbitgna6710/
Mbainga679/
Mbingah676/
Mbienoh676/
Mbeanje674/
Mbeenyi674/
Mbainai674/
Mbahana673/
Mbengoo673/
Mboneah672/
M'Banna672/
Mbehneh672/
M'Bengo672/
Mbhenje672/
M'Beini671/
Mveenas671/
Mwengah671/
Muheina671/
Mweetna671/
Nmbengi671/
Mbonnaa671/
Mbannah671/
M'Bengi671/
M'Binga671/
M'Mbana671/
Mbienou671/
Mbohina671/
Mbainap671/
Mbainas671/
Mbegnie671/
Mbeigni671/
Mbeinje671/
Mbengoi671/
Mbengoy671/
Mbenheu671/
Mbaynai671/
Mbaanna671/
Mbanaha671/
M'Benge671/
Mbonnai671/
Mbhengo671/
Mbhinga671/
Mmbengi671/
Mmbeenh671/
M'Biene671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mbena
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