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 last name Mbengwa is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbengwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mbengwa is the 298,377th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,711,243 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbengwa live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 89 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 459,598th most frequent first name globally, held by 359 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 471 people, or 1 in 115,027. In South Africa Mbengwa is most common in: Limpopo, where 70 percent are found, Gauteng, where 27 percent are found and Western Cape, where 1 percent are found. Apart from South Africa Mbengwa occurs 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 devotion of those holding 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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