Mbenene Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mbenene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbenene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa861:629,97347,084
Zimbabwe591:261,66527,736
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Mbenene Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbenene is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbenene? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mbenene is the 1,453,389th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbenene reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 86 people, or 1 in 629,973. In South Africa Mbenene is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 45 percent are found, Western Cape, where 29 percent are found and Gauteng, where 23 percent are found. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 40 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Mbenene Last Name Statistics demography

Mbenene earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.88% less than the national average, earning R 119,112 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbenenge93632/
Mbengene938/
Mbhenene931/
Mbengenge8841/
Muenene8627/
Mvenene868/
Mwenene867/
Mbanene866/
Mbeneni864/
Mbinene864/
Mbenena864/
Mbonene862/
Mbeingenge824/
Mbenhane8013/
Mouenene801/
Mwengenge7527/
Muhenenge751/
Mweneni7110/
Muenena714/
Mwenena714/
Nwenene714/
Muhenehene712/
Mbineni711/
Mvenyne711/
Nbenane711/
Muinene711/
Nwenenge67178/
Mwenenyi6797/
Mwengeni6721/
Mweninee674/
Nwenenje671/
Nueneneu671/
M'Benoni671/
Mbenanyi671/

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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 Mbenene
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