Mbene Surname

112,556th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mbene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,0391:8,3961,286
Cameroon1,5391:13,4951,844
Tanzania1941:272,89521,498
South Africa1251:433,42237,136
Nigeria531:3,342,316100,395
Uganda331:1,183,00847,935
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Kenya231:2,007,82236,224
Senegal131:1,121,4883,334
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Congo81:623,63715,053
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Mbene (33,488) may also be a first name.

Mbene Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbene occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mbene click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbene? popularity and diffusion

Mbene is the 112,556th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,770,971 people. The surname Mbene is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbene live; 53 percent live in Southern Africa and 53 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mbene is also the 25,575th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 33,488 people.

The surname Mbene is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is held by 2,039 people, or 1 in 8,396. Not including Malawi Mbene exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 37 percent are found and Tanzania, where 5 percent are found.

Mbene Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Mbene earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 51.06% less than the national average, earning R 116,304 per year and in United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbenge913,895/
Mbenje91973/
Mbeine91494/
Mbiene91437/
Mboene91398/
Mbesne91307/
Mbenea9111/
Mbeneh914/
Mbeane914/
Mbeune913/
M'Bene912/
Mbetne911/
Mbenei911/
Mbenie911/
Mbaene911/
Mbeneu911/
Mbhenge8350/
Mbeanje834/
Mbehneh832/
Mbhenje832/
Mbegnie831/
Mbeinje831/
Mbenheu831/
M'Benge831/
M'Biene831/
Mbena8019,433/
Mbone805,165/
Mbane804,300/
Mwene802,931/
Mbeni80997/
Mbine80465/
Muene80342/
Mvene80117/
Mbein8032/
Nbene8018/
Mbean808/
Mbeny804/
Mbenj801/
Mbenh801/
Mbeingue7743/
Mbehenge771/
Mweene7322,751/
Mmbone7318,348/
Mbengi734,663/
Mbonea734,208/
Mwenje733,955/
Mbaine731,226/
Muenge731,133/
Mbeang73480/
Mouene73462/
Mvenge73441/
M'Bena73336/
Mbenyi73165/
M'Bane7399/
Mbonne7393/
Mbiena7392/
Mbanne7376/
Muenee7341/
Mbetem7341/
Mbhena7328/
Nbiene7325/
Mbeing7322/
Mwenes7321/
Mbanea7321/
Mueneu7321/
Mbesni7318/
Mbaeni7316/
Mboine7315/
Mbenyo7312/
Mvegne7311/
Mbegni739/
Mbeenh739/
Mwenea736/
Mmbena736/
Muenje736/
Mbaane736/
N'Bene736/
M'Bone734/
Mbeini734/
Mbeana734/
Mboney734/
Mweine734/
Mboneu733/
Mbehni733/
Mbyone733/
M'Beni732/
Mbahne732/
Mbesen732/
Mbonee732/
Muenes732/
Mboneh732/
Mboeni732/
Mbenui732/
Mviene732/
Mmbine732/
Mbhane732/
Mbenio731/
Mbheem731/
Mbhone731/
Mwenee731/
M'Bean731/
Mbeyna731/
Mbiené731/
Mbigne731/
Mbinet731/
Mbiney731/
Mbione731/
Mbehem731/
Mbenai731/
Mbenoa731/
Mbesem731/
Mbanei731/
Muenez731/
Nbenge731/
Mveine731/
Mvenie731/
Mwenet731/
Mbenii731/
Mbeten731/
Mbaïne731/
Mbeena731/
Mbenyh731/
M'Beingue715/
M'Mbone67179/
Mbienyi6770/
Mbenoha6732/
Mbahane6727/
Mbaenyi6720/
Mbessin6716/
M'Being6715/
Mbessem6715/
Muheney679/
Mbenaya679/
Mbengay678/
M'Bonne675/
Mbeteng675/
Mbeting674/
Mbainei674/
Mbainey674/
Mbaanee674/
Mbeenyi674/
Mouhene673/
Nbienee673/
Mouegne673/
Mouenet673/
Mven673/
Mboneah672/
Mbehena672/
Mbengai672/
Mbessingue672/
M'Beini671/
N'Beine671/
Mweness671/
Mouenes671/
Nmbengi671/
M'Banne671/
M'Beang671/
M'Bengi671/
Mbaimne671/
Mbeigni671/
Mbenajh671/
Mbengoi671/
Mbengoy671/
Mbessengue671/
Mbeatem671/
Mbeaten671/
Mbechin671/
Mba'ane671/
Mbaanne671/
Mbaigne671/
Mveigne671/
Mmboneh671/
Mmbengi671/
Mmbonne671/
Mmmbone671/
Mbjn671/
Mmbeenh671/

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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 Mbene
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