Mbete Surname

60,036th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Mbete Surname Definition:

Mbete is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: calabash for drinking.

Mbete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,8941:25,5293,203
South Africa1,8611:29,1123,744
Kenya1,8331:25,1942,835
Indonesia7701:171,75216,653
Cameroon4851:42,8235,679
Congo3381:14,7611,820
Tanzania901:588,24037,030
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Zambia131:1,219,22530,856
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mbete Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbete (Russian: Мбэтэ) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may appear as a variant: Mbété or Mbêtê. For other potential spellings of Mbete click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbete? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mbete is the 60,036th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 867,875 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Mbete live; 44 percent live in Central Africa and 44 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 240,121st most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 1,104 people.

The surname Mbete is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 2,894 people, or 1 in 25,529. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 22 percent reside and Kenya, where 22 percent reside.

Mbete Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mbete 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbethe913,136/
Mbette91133/
Mbeteh9184/
Mbetea9148/
M'Bete9142/
Mbehte9138/
Mbiete9131/
Mbeteu9130/
Mbeite9127/
Mbeute9119/
Mbeete9111/
Mbetie913/
Mbhete913/
Mbeter912/
Mbetei912/
Mbetje912/
Mbetee911/
Mbgete911/
Mbeate911/
Mbet89373/
Mbété871/
Mbêtê871/
Mbeuteu8342/
M'Betie8320/
Mbetter835/
Mbietie832/
M'Beite831/
M'Bette831/
M'Biete831/
Mbetieh831/
Mbettie831/
Mbeuthe831/
Mbeeter831/
Mbeitte831/
Mbhethe831/
Mbaette831/
Mbesthe831/
Mbote805,898/
Mbeta804,313/
Mbeti802,726/
Mbite801,604/
Muete801,290/
Mbate801,162/
Mwete80820/
Mvete80266/
Mbeth80234/
Nbete80147/
Mbiet80120/
Mbety8017/
Mbeut801/
Mbett801/
Mmbet801/
Mbeutheu7710/
Mbietheu7710/
Mbeutteu771/
Mweete732,589/
Mbeeta73364/
Mbetha73287/
M'Beti73272/
Mbetti73225/
Mbethi73132/
Mbyote73101/
Mbateh7397/
Mbetty7351/
Muhete7346/
Mbateu7329/
Muette7328/
Mbotea7327/
Mbatea7322/
Mbetta7320/
Mbiteh7320/
Mboteh7317/
Mueter7316/
Mwetie7311/
Mwetea7310/
Mbaate737/
M'Beta737/
M'Bote736/
Mwette736/
Mbetih736/
Mbotte736/
Nbeteh735/
Mwetei735/
M'Bett734/
Mmbate734/
Muetes734/
Mbetyo734/
M'Wete734/
Mbiteu734/
Mouete733/
M'Bate733/
Mbaite733/
Mbaeti732/
Mbitep732/
Mbitte732/
Mbeata732/
Mbeeti732/
Muethe732/
M'Beit731/
M'Bite731/
Nbeter731/
Nmbeit731/
Nbetee731/
Nnbete731/
M'Bety731/
M'Vete731/
Mbethy731/
Mbetoy731/
Mbheta731/
Mbieth731/
Mbihte731/
Mboteu731/
Mboite731/
Mbuite731/
Mbeeth731/
Mbeita731/
Mbeiti731/
Mbejti731/
Nbette731/
N'Bete731/
Mbotee731/
Mvethe731/
Mmbote731/
Nbethe731/
Mueteh731/
Mbehet731/
Mbetts730/
M'Betti672,053/
Mouette67562/
Muether67151/
Mbit6748/
Mvet6747/
Muehter6738/
M'Betty6717/
Muetter6713/
Mbed6712/
M'Beitt678/
Mbaatee676/
Nbet675/
M'Beita674/
Mimpete674/
Muester673/
Mouhete672/
Mbethai672/
M'Beati671/
M'Betta671/
M'Bieti671/
Mbottey671/
Mbetaha671/
Mbateuh671/
Mbatteu671/
Mbahteh671/
Mouethe671/
Mbettio671/

Mbete Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mbete in the Russian language
Мбэтэmbete-

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