Mbet Surname

764,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mbet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1871:111,06512,922
Nigeria1671:1,060,73544,297
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mbet (1,684) may also be a first name.

Mbet Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbet occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mbet click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbet? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mbet is the 764,765th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 19,537,657 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Mbet live; 51 percent live in West Africa and 45 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mbet is also the 187,521st most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 1,684 people.

This last name is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 187 people, or 1 in 111,065. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 41 percent live, Centre Region, where 28 percent live and Far North Region, where 12 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 45 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbete898,397/
Mbeth89234/
Mbiet89120/
Mbeut891/
Mbett891/
Mmbet891/
Mbe8614,357/
Mbethe803,136/
Mbette80133/
M'Bete8042/
Mbeite8027/
Mbeete8011/
M'Bett804/
Mbhete803/
M'Beit801/
Nmbeit801/
Mbieth801/
Mbeeth801/
Mbeate801/
Mbehet801/
Mbetts800/
Mbeh755,976/
Mbey753,760/
Mbea752,138/
Mbie751,655/
Mbei751,316/
Mbeu751,306/
Muet75693/
Mbee75667/
M'Be75514/
Mbep75235/
Mbej7559/
Mber7557/
Mbit7548/
Mvet7547/
Mbez7531/
Mbge7530/
Mbes7524/
Mmbe7513/
Mbed7512/
Mbhe758/
Nbet755/
Mbeï754/
Hmbe752/
Nmbe751/
M'Beitt738/
M'Beite731/
M'Bette731/
Mbeitte731/
Mbhethe731/
Mbesthe731/
Mbite671,604/
Muete671,290/
Mwete67820/
Mueth67715/
Mbije67301/
Mvete67266/
Mouet67166/
Nbete67147/
Mbait67127/
M'Bey6797/
Muetz6795/
Mbuit6776/
M'Bea6768/
Mbeid6764/
Muett6754/
Mbieh6739/
Mbeuh6732/
Mbiey6728/
Muest6728/
Mbith6720/
Mmbei6719/
Mmbea6713/
Mbe'e6713/
M'Bed6712/
Mbeih6712/
Mberh6712/
Nbeet678/
Møbes676/
M'Beh675/
Mbeer675/
Mmbee674/
Mbess674/
Mmber674/
M'Ber672/
Muedt672/
Mbihe672/
Mbe'a672/
Mbeis672/
M'Bie672/
Mbech672/
Mbeez672/
Mbhed671/
Mwest671/
Nbeit671/
Mweet671/
Mbhee671/
M'Mbe671/
Hmbit671/
Mbeys671/
Mbheu671/
Mbegy671/
Mbeph671/
Mbeap671/
Mmbeh671/
Mbesh671/
Mbedz671/
Mbhey671/
Mboey671/
Mbeej671/
Mbees671/
Hmhbe671/
Hmber670/

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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 Mbet
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