Mbentse Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mbentse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbentse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2651:204,44421,800
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
England21:27,859,030389,889

Mbentse Last Name Facts

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

Mbentse is most common in South Africa. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbentse? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mbentse is the 950,707th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,500,167 people. The last name Mbentse occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbentse are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mbentse is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 265 people, or 1 in 204,444. In South Africa Mbentse is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 50 percent reside, Gauteng, where 44 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 4 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Mbentse Last Name Statistics demography

Mbentse earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 13.05% less than the national average, earning R 206,628 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbentshe933/
Mbentsie931/
Mbentshie8889/
Mbentsa867/
Mbentsi861/
Mbentshi80322/
Muentshe801/
Mbintshe801/
Mbenze773,215/
Mbientshi75493/
Muentshie751/
Mbentshio751/
Mbentch7120/
Mbienze7114/
Mbendze7112/
Mbuenze713/
Muentsi711/
Nwentse711/
Mbenche711/
Mbenceh711/
Mbntshi711/
Mbintsi711/
M'Benze711/
Muentshi6775/
Mbenz6718/
Mbintshi673/
Mbendzet671/
Muintshe671/
Mwentshi671/
Mbendzie671/

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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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  • 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 Mbentse
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