Mbesi Surname

209,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,976 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mbesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6981:105,84511,745
Tanzania6641:79,7318,194
South Africa4891:110,79313,331
Indonesia631:2,099,194130,130
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
England21:27,859,030389,889
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Mbesi (51) may also be a first name.

Mbesi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbesi is found most in The DR Congo. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbesi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 209,192nd most commonly used last name globally, held by around 1 in 3,688,029 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Mbesi reside; 37 percent reside in Central Africa and 37 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 51 people.

Mbesi is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 698 people, or 1 in 105,845. Without taking into account The DR Congo Mbesi exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 34 percent live and South Africa, where 25 percent live.

Mbesi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mbesi last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Mbesi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 54.12% less than the national average, earning R 109,032 per year and in United States they earn 51.36% more than the national average, earning $65,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbhesi9112/
Mbeisi916/
Mbesih913/
Mbesie911/
Mbehsi911/
Mbeesi911/
Mbezi804,360/
Mbisi802,090/
Mbese801,100/
Mbeji80572/
Mbegi807/
Mbeci802/
Mbysi801/
Mbedzi7322,623/
Mbeiza738,482/
Mbaisi73685/
Mbedji7342/
Mboisi7337/
Mbuisi7334/
M'Bisi734/
Mbhese734/
Mbeseh734/
Mbeazi734/
Mbeezi734/
Mbehse733/
Mbeize733/
Mbeaji733/
Mbeiji733/
Mbeuzi731/
Mmbezi731/
Mbisai731/
Mbease731/
Mbhezi731/
Mbesey731/
Mbeigi731/
Mbeseu731/
Mbegia731/
Mbeese731/
Mbisih731/
Mbiese731/
Mmbese731/
Mbehezi67197/
M'Bedji6726/
Mbiezie677/
Mmbaisi674/
Mmbedzi674/
Mbeizza672/
Mbehseh672/
Mbeedji671/
Mbirzei671/
Mbedzie671/
Mbise's671/
Mbeedzi671/

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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 Mbesi
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