Mbengwa Surname
Approximately 1,276 people bear this surname
Mbengwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 471 | 1:115,027 | 13,763 |
| Zimbabwe | 336 | 1:45,947 | 7,059 |
| Botswana | 204 | 1:10,720 | 2,004 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Tanzania | 65 | 1:814,486 | 42,828 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
Mbengwa (359) may also be a first name.
Mbengwa Demographics
Mbengwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mbengwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbengwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mbengwa is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mbengwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbengwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mbengwa is the 298,377th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,711,243 people. The last name Mbengwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbengwa are found; 89 percent are found in Southern Africa and 89 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 459,598th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 359 people.
This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 471 people, or 1 in 115,027. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 70 percent are found, Gauteng, where 27 percent are found and Western Cape, where 1 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 26 percent are found and Botswana, where 16 percent are found.
Mbengwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Mbengwa earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 59.41% less than the national average, earning R 96,468 per year and in United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mmbengwa | 93 | 505 | / |
| Mbengqwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mbehngwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| M'Mbengwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mbingwa | 86 | 1,200 | / |
| Mbengua | 86 | 87 | / |
| Mbengwe | 86 | 51 | / |
| Mbengwi | 86 | 8 | / |
| Mbenkwa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mbencwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbengwo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbenguea | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mbengwui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbengwoh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbingwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbeng'we | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbengue | 71 | 97,947 | / |
| Mbingua | 71 | 451 | / |
| Mbengui | 71 | 382 | / |
| Mbingwe | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mbengbi | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mbenkwe | 71 | 12 | / |
| Mbenkwi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mbingba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nbengwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbinqwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbengbo | 71 | 1 | / |
| M'Bengue | 67 | 478 | / |
| Mbenkwei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbengoue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbeunkwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbuingwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbuenkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbuengue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbimngwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbeunkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbeungue | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Bengui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbenguee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaengue | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mbengwa
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