Mbende Surname

118,025th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,897 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Mbende Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbende Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Congo1,1941:4,178676
Cameroon1,1901:17,4532,387
DR Congo1,0671:69,2408,138
South Africa2301:235,55524,262
Zimbabwe1691:91,35113,091
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
France81:8,302,840321,660
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
England11:55,718,059489,080
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Mbendé (1) are calculated separately.

Mbende (97) may also be a first name.

Mbende Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbende (Russian: Мбенде) is borne by more people in The Congo than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Mbendé. For other potential spellings of Mbende click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbende? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 118,025th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,870,040 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbende live; 88 percent live in Central Africa and 88 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 962,660th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 97 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The Congo, where it is held by 1,194 people, or 1 in 4,178. In The Congo Mbende is most prevalent in: Likouala Department, where 99 percent live, Cuvette Department, where 1 percent live and Cuvette-Ouest Department, where 0 percent live. Aside from The Congo this last name exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 31 percent live and The DR Congo, where 27 percent live.

Mbende Last Name Statistics demography

Mbende earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.4% less than the national average, earning R 170,148 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbendé941/
Mbuende921,096/
Mbendje92273/
Mbender923/
Mbendeh922/
Mbendie921/
Mbendeu921/
Mbeende921/
Mbaende921/
Mbendet921/
M'Buende8627/
Mbuendeu863/
Mbemndje861/
M'Bendeu861/
Mwende8383,500/
Muende832,540/
Mbenda831,769/
Mbendi83758/
Mbinde83369/
Mbendy832/
Nbende832/
Mbemde831/
Muendet771,589/
Mbendoa77130/
Mbienda77128/
Muender7769/
Mouende7747/
Mbindie7741/
Mbindje7734/
Mbuendi7721/
Mbiendi7721/
Muendej7711/
Mweende778/
Mwendee773/
Mbendha773/
Mwendeh772/
Muendee772/
Mwendea772/
Mbindeh771/
Mbindei771/
Mbionde771/
Mbenndi771/
Muendez771/
Mwendde771/
Mwendei771/
Mwendhe771/
Mwendie771/
Mmwende771/
Mwwende771/
Muendech7122/
Mempende7112/
Mouendet712/
Hmuendet711/
Mempinde711/
Mbeundai711/
Mwenda67151,973/
Muinde6717,900/
Mbinda678,553/
Mwinde675,449/
Muenda674,873/
Mwendi674,395/
Mbindi674,117/
Muendi672,011/
Mwendy6736/
Nwende6721/
Muendetch675/
Mouhendez673/
Hmuendech672/
Nuende671/
Nbenda671/
Mwndes671/
Mwndie671/
Mwendahei671/

Mbende Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mbende in the Russian language
Мбендеmbende-

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Footnotes

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