Mbenje Surname
Approximately 973 people bear this surname
Mbenje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 732 | 1:23,387 | 3,582 |
| Zimbabwe | 171 | 1:90,282 | 12,982 |
| Cameroon | 36 | 1:576,919 | 44,454 |
| Tanzania | 16 | 1:3,308,851 | 50,463 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Mbenje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbenje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mbenje occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbenje? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 369,492nd most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,489,770 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbenje reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequent in Malawi, where it is carried by 732 people, or 1 in 23,387. Besides Malawi Mbenje occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 18 percent reside and Cameroon, where 4 percent reside.
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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
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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