Mbessa Surname
Approximately 2,789 people bear this surname
Mbessa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2,642 | 1:7,861 | 1,012 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Congo | 61 | 1:81,788 | 6,954 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mbessa (138) may also be a first name.
Mbessa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbessa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mbessa occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mbessa.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbessa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 156,901st most numerous family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,612,960 people. Mbessa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbessa reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 787,636th most common first name at a global level, borne by 138 people.
The last name Mbessa is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2,642 people, or 1 in 7,861. In Cameroon Mbessa is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 81 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 8 percent are found and East Region, where 4 percent are found. Not including Cameroon Mbessa occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found and The Congo, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Mbessa
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