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 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
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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