Mbenzi Surname

263,596th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Namibia

Mbenzi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbenzi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,1971:61,7217,343
South Africa1301:416,75236,221
Namibia1001:24,0943,976
Kenya561:824,64132,113
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Mbenzi Last Name Facts

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

Mbenzi is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbenzi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 263,596th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,904,136 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbenzi live; 81 percent live in Central Africa and 81 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,197 people, or 1 in 61,721. Without taking into account The DR Congo Mbenzi occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 9 percent live and Namibia, where 7 percent live.

Mbenzi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mbenzi surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mbenzi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.02% less than the national average, earning R 140,160 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbendzi9235/
Mbuenzi925/
Mbenzis921/
Mbienzi921/
Mbnzi911/
Mbendzie861/
Mbenza8326,635/
Mbengi834,663/
Mbenze833,215/
Mbinzi83423/
Mbenji83195/
Mwenzi8398/
Muenzi8384/
Mbensi8310/
Mbenci832/
Mbendji77954/
Mouenzi77463/
Mbengia77131/
Mbengie7791/
Mbuensi7735/
Mbendza7716/
Mbienze7714/
Mbendze7712/
Mwaenzi778/
Muhenzi774/
Mbindzi774/
Mbuenze773/
Mbenchi773/
Mbensie772/
Nmbengi771/
Mbeenza771/
M'Bengi771/
M'Benze771/
Mbeunze771/
Mbienci771/
Mbentsi771/
Mmbengi771/
Mbenzet771/
Mbngi734/
Mbnza731/
Mbentshi71322/
Mbuensie7153/
Mbendzet711/
Mbentsie711/
Mempinzi711/
Mbe'ensi711/
Mbehnsai711/
Mbehenza711/
Mbuenshi711/
Mbiensie711/
M'Mbengi711/
Muenzier711/
Mwenze6770,241/
Mwinzi678,654/
Mbenge673,895/
Muenze673,315/
Mwenza672,520/
Mbense672,253/
Mbinji671,622/
Mbinza671,550/
Mwengi671,481/
Mbingi67990/
Mbenje67973/
Muensi67948/
Mbinze67584/
Mbientshi67493/
Muenji67412/
Mbensa67352/
Mwenji67344/
Muenza67179/
Muengi67145/
Mbentshie6789/
Muinzi6727/
Mbenxe6720/
Nwenzi677/
Mbemsi674/
Mbinci672/
Mwensi672/
Nbenza671/
Nbengi671/
Mbinsi671/
Mbentshio671/

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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 Mbenzi
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