Mbenya Surname

264,221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,482 people bear this surname

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

Mbenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7681:70,5448,797
Kenya3501:131,94310,850
Tanzania2481:213,47417,909
Cameroon1101:188,81019,696
England31:18,572,686338,250
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mbenya (131) may also be a first name.

Mbenya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbenya is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Mbenya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbenya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mbenya is the 264,221st most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,917,372 people. The surname Mbenya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbenya reside; 52 percent reside in Southern Africa and 52 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mbenya is also the 811,108th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 131 people.

The last name Mbenya is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 768 people, or 1 in 70,544. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 71 percent reside, Western Cape, where 17 percent reside and Gauteng, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 24 percent reside and Tanzania, where 17 percent reside.

Mbenya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mbenya earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 19.36% less than the national average, earning R 191,628 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbenyaha861/
Mmbeinya861/
Mwenya8363,522/
Mbinya835,684/
Muenya83729/
Mvenya83413/
Mbenja83293/
Mbenyo8312/
Mbegna8312/
Mbenea8311/
Mbenia837/
Mbengea77226/
Muhenya77177/
Mbengia77131/
Mbeny'o771/
Mwwenya771/
Mweanya771/
Mbesnia771/
M'Begna771/
Mwenyea771/
Mwehenya711/
Mveinhya711/
Mbeingna711/
Mwenja671,232/
Mwenia67768/
Mwinya67424/
Mwenyo67257/
Muinya67179/
Nvenya67123/
Nwenya6797/
Mbinia6755/
Mbinja6745/
Muegna6734/
Mvinya679/
Mwenea676/
Mbinyo674/
Mbenjo673/
Mbigna671/
Mvegna671/
Mwenha671/
Mbenio671/
Muenia671/

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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 Mbenya
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