Mbenye Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Mbenye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mbenye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbenye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mbenye is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbenye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,360,413th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Mbenye are found; 56 percent are found in Central Africa and 56 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon it is most common in: Southwest Region, where 50 percent are found, Centre Region, where 25 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 25 percent are found. Other than Cameroon it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 22 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbeniye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mbengeye | 86 | 151 | / |
| Mbengoye | 86 | 96 | / |
| Mbengiye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbenge | 83 | 3,895 | / |
| Mwenye | 83 | 3,766 | / |
| Mbenje | 83 | 973 | / |
| Mbinye | 83 | 17 | / |
| Mbenea | 83 | 11 | / |
| Muenye | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mbenue | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mbenei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbeneu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbenie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbengea | 77 | 226 | / |
| Mbenawe | 77 | 189 | / |
| Mbengie | 77 | 91 | / |
| Mbhenge | 77 | 50 | / |
| Mbeneya | 77 | 33 | / |
| Mbengei | 77 | 24 | / |
| Mveinye | 77 | 13 | / |
| Mbenaya | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mbengay | 77 | 8 | / |
| Mbeanje | 77 | 4 | / |
| Muhenye | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mbhenje | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mbengoe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwenyeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nbenyie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbegnie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbeinje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbengoy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbenheu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbenyuy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mmwenye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nbgenye | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Benge | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwenyea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbenejo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbengayi | 71 | 157 | / |
| Mbengeya | 71 | 48 | / |
| Mbengeja | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mbainaye | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mbengawe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mbengoue | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mbenoweh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbeineyo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbingoye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbeunhoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbeingie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbehenge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbenaawe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbengeji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbenyaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbengehi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbeenawe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwenya | 67 | 63,522 | / |
| Mwenje | 67 | 3,955 | / |
| Muenge | 67 | 1,133 | / |
| Mvenge | 67 | 441 | / |
| Mbenja | 67 | 293 | / |
| Mbenji | 67 | 195 | / |
| Nbinye | 67 | 63 | / |
| Mbenou | 67 | 54 | / |
| Nwenye | 67 | 32 | / |
| Mvegne | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mwinye | 67 | 10 | / |
| Muenje | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mbenui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nbenge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbenoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbenai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbiney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvenie | 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 Mbenye
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