Mbenya Surname
Approximately 1,482 people bear this surname
Mbenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 768 | 1:70,544 | 8,797 |
| Kenya | 350 | 1:131,943 | 10,850 |
| Tanzania | 248 | 1:213,474 | 17,909 |
| Cameroon | 110 | 1:188,810 | 19,696 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mbenya (131) may also be a first name.
Mbenya Demographics
Mbenya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mbenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mbenya is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbenya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 264,221st most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,917,372 people. The last name Mbenya occurs predominantly 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 commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 131 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 768 people, or 1 in 70,544. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 71 percent are found, Western Cape, where 17 percent are found and Gauteng, where 5 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 24 percent are found and Tanzania, where 17 percent are found.
Mbenya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbenyaha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mmbeinya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwenya | 83 | 63,522 | / |
| Mbinya | 83 | 5,684 | / |
| Muenya | 83 | 729 | / |
| Mvenya | 83 | 413 | / |
| Mbenja | 83 | 293 | / |
| Mbenyo | 83 | 12 | / |
| Mbegna | 83 | 12 | / |
| Mbenea | 83 | 11 | / |
| Mbenia | 83 | 7 | / |
| Mbengea | 77 | 226 | / |
| Muhenya | 77 | 177 | / |
| Mbengia | 77 | 131 | / |
| Mbeny'o | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwwenya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mweanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbesnia | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Begna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwenyea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwehenya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mveinhya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbeingna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwenja | 67 | 1,232 | / |
| Mwenia | 67 | 768 | / |
| Mwinya | 67 | 424 | / |
| Mwenyo | 67 | 257 | / |
| Muinya | 67 | 179 | / |
| Nvenya | 67 | 123 | / |
| Nwenya | 67 | 97 | / |
| Mbinia | 67 | 55 | / |
| Mbinja | 67 | 45 | / |
| Muegna | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mvinya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mwenea | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mbinyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbenjo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbigna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvegna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwenha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbenio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muenia | 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
- 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 Mbenya
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