Mbeswa Surname
Approximately 152 people bear this surname
Mbeswa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 122 | 1:433,948 | 30,252 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mbeswa (17) may also be a first name.
Mbeswa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbeswa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mbeswa is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mbeswa.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbeswa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,422,956th most widely held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbeswa are found; 81 percent are found in East Africa and 81 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mbeswa is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 17 people.
The last name Mbeswa is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 433,948. In Tanzania Mbeswa is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 90 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 3 percent live and Arusha Region, where 1 percent live. Not including Tanzania it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 18 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbeshwa | 92 | 27 | / |
| Mbaswa | 83 | 423 | / |
| Mbiswa | 83 | 84 | / |
| Mbeswe | 83 | 37 | / |
| Mbesua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbesba | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mboswa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nbeswa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mboshwa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Mbiswas | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mbishwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbaswua | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Mbiswa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mmbeesua | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mmboesua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbisva | 67 | 361 | / |
| Mbasua | 67 | 44 | / |
| Mbiswi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mbesbo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mbixwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mboswo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbosva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbesue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbosua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbezua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmbeesuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbiswe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbiswas | 62 | 16 | / |
| Mbashua | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mbeazue | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mbeazuo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mbessoue | 57 | 1 | / |
| Hnbiswas | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbisvi | 50 | 55 | / |
| Mvizwa | 50 | 9 | / |
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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 Mbeswa
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