Mbeteni Surname

807,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mbeteni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbeteni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2201:246,26225,099
Tanzania1221:433,94830,252
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mbeteni (28) may also be a first name.

Mbeteni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbeteni occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbeteni? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mbeteni is the 807,857th most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 21,062,271 people. The last name Mbeteni is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbeteni are found; 64 percent are found in Southern Africa and 64 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequent forename internationally, borne by 28 people.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 220 people, or 1 in 246,262. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 52 percent are found, Western Cape, where 26 percent are found and Gauteng, where 9 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Mbeteni occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 35 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Mbeteni Last Name Statistics demography

Mbeteni earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.36% less than the national average, earning R 136,980 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbhetheni881/
Mbetene8612/
Mbiteni865/
Mbetena861/
Mbetini861/
Mbetenge8021/
Mbhiteni801/
M'Beteny801/
Mbhitheni751/
M'Betteny751/
Mvetene719/
Mbitena719/
Mbitini717/
Mbitene714/
Mbuitene6721/
Mvitini572/
Mvithini533/

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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 Mbeteni
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