Mbete Surname
Approximately 8,397 people bear this surname
Mbete Surname Definition:
Mbete is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: calabash for drinking.
Mbete Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2,894 | 1:25,529 | 3,203 |
| South Africa | 1,861 | 1:29,112 | 3,744 |
| Kenya | 1,833 | 1:25,194 | 2,835 |
| Indonesia | 770 | 1:171,752 | 16,653 |
| Cameroon | 485 | 1:42,823 | 5,679 |
| Congo | 338 | 1:14,761 | 1,820 |
| Tanzania | 90 | 1:588,240 | 37,030 |
| Nigeria | 47 | 1:3,768,995 | 108,818 |
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Zambia | 13 | 1:1,219,225 | 30,856 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
The alternate forms: Mbété (1) & Mbêtê (1) are calculated separately.
Mbete (1,104) may also be a first name.
Mbete Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mbete is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: calabash for drinking.
Mbete Demographics
Mbete Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mbete Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbete Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mbete (Russian: Мбэтэ) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Mbété or Mbêtê. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mbete.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbete? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mbete is the 60,036th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 867,875 people. The surname Mbete occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Mbete reside; 44 percent reside in Central Africa and 44 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 240,121st most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 1,104 people.
This last name is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 2,894 people, or 1 in 25,529. Apart from The DR Congo this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 22 percent are found and Kenya, where 22 percent are found.
Mbete Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (98%) in Kenya.
Mbete earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 7.06% less than the national average, earning R 220,860 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mbete Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mbete in the Russian language | ||
| Мбэтэ | mbete | - |
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Footnotes
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