Mbengwa Surname

298,377th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mbengwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbengwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4711:115,02713,763
Zimbabwe3361:45,9477,059
Botswana2041:10,7202,004
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Tanzania651:814,48642,828
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827

Mbengwa (359) may also be a first name.

Mbengwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbengwa occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbengwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 298,377th most widely held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,711,243 people. The surname Mbengwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbengwa reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mbengwa is also the 459,598th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 359 people.

Mbengwa is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 471 people, or 1 in 115,027. In South Africa Mbengwa is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 70 percent reside, Gauteng, where 27 percent reside and Western Cape, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 26 percent reside and Botswana, where 16 percent reside.

Mbengwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mmbengwa93505/
Mbengqwa931/
Mbehngwa931/
M'Mbengwa881/
Mbingwa861,200/
Mbengua8687/
Mbengwe8651/
Mbengwi868/
Mbenkwa863/
Mbencwa861/
Mbengwo861/
Mbenguea802/
Mbengwui801/
Mbengwoh801/
Mbingwai801/
Mbeng'we801/
Mbengue7197,947/
Mbingua71451/
Mbengui71382/
Mbingwe7121/
Mbengbi7121/
Mbenkwe7112/
Mbenkwi713/
Mbingba711/
Nbengwe711/
Mbinqwa711/
Mbengbo711/
M'Bengue67478/
Mbenkwei673/
Mbengoue673/
Mbeunkwi672/
Mbuingwe671/
Mbuenkwe671/
Mbuengue671/
Mbimngwe671/
Mbeunkwe671/
Mbeungue671/
M'Bengui671/
Mbenguee671/
Mbaengue671/

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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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