Mbenu Surname
Approximately 159 people bear this surname
Mbenu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 55 | 1:3,220,777 | 97,902 |
| Indonesia | 47 | 1:2,813,813 | 160,835 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Mbenu (22) may also be a first name.
Mbenu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbenu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mbenu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbenu? popularity and diffusion
Mbenu is the 1,380,086th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Mbenu reside; 35 percent reside in West Africa and 35 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mbenu is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used given name in the world. It is borne by 22 people.
The last name Mbenu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 3,220,777. In Nigeria Mbenu is most numerous in: Ebonyi, where 67 percent are found, Edo, where 16 percent are found and Rivers, where 11 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 30 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 26 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbengu | 91 | 609 | / |
| Mbenou | 91 | 54 | / |
| Mbienu | 91 | 13 | / |
| Mbenui | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mbeanu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mbeneu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbgenu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbaenu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbengou | 83 | 629 | / |
| Mbeangu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mbhengu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mbenheu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbehnuh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbienou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbonu | 80 | 5,542 | / |
| Mbanu | 80 | 897 | / |
| Mwenu | 80 | 131 | / |
| Mbinu | 80 | 106 | / |
| Nbenu | 80 | 12 | / |
| Muenu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mvenu | 80 | 3 | / |
| M'Bengou | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mbingu | 73 | 1,701 | / |
| Muhenu | 73 | 233 | / |
| Muengu | 73 | 205 | / |
| Mbonou | 73 | 49 | / |
| Mbonuh | 73 | 26 | / |
| Mueneu | 73 | 21 | / |
| Mmuenu | 73 | 12 | / |
| Mbinui | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mbinou | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mvengu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mbanhu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mbanuh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mboneu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbinuh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mmbanu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbionu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nbenou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwenou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nbeenu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbonau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nmbonu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbonuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbonui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbanau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbingou | 67 | 28 | / |
| Mbonnou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mvengou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Muenhus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbahnui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mvegneu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbeinou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouenou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbannou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbanheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaingu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbuinui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbitnou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbonhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbonheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Bingu | 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
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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 Mbenu
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