Mbethe Surname

142,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,136 people bear this surname

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

Mbethe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbethe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,0011:18,0532,271
Kenya861:536,97626,431
Lesotho371:54,9348,266
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
England31:18,572,686338,250
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Mbethe (24) may also be a first name.

Mbethe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbethe is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbethe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 142,011th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,323,835 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbethe live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 24 people.

Mbethe is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 3,001 people, or 1 in 18,053. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Mpumalanga, where 39 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 19 percent reside and Gauteng, where 19 percent reside. Not including South Africa Mbethe occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 3 percent reside and Lesotho, where 1 percent reside.

Mbethe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mbethe earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 22.31% less than the national average, earning R 184,620 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbeuthe921/
Mbhethe921/
Mbesthe921/
Mbete918,397/
Mbeth91234/
Mbeutheu8610/
Mbietheu8610/
Mbithe8319,377/
Mbathe83435/
Mbetha83287/
Mbette83133/
Mbethi83132/
Mbothe83118/
Mbeteh8384/
Mbetea8348/
M'Bete8342/
Mbehte8338/
Mbiete8331/
Mbeteu8330/
Mbeite8327/
Mbeute8319/
Mbeete8311/
Mbetih836/
Mbetie833/
Mbhete833/
Mbeter832/
Mbetei832/
Muethe832/
Mbetje832/
Mbetee831/
Mbethy831/
Mbgete831/
Mbieth831/
Mbeeth831/
Mbeate831/
Mvethe831/
Nbethe831/
Mbehet831/
Mbet80373/
Mbathie774,982/
Muether77151/
Mbothie7785/
Mbeuteu7742/
M'Betie7720/
Mbatheu7719/
Mbetter775/
Mbietie772/
Mbethai772/
Mbhathe772/
M'Beite771/
M'Bette771/
M'Biete771/
Mbetieh771/
Mbettie771/
Mbotheu771/
Mbither771/
Mbitheu771/
Mbeeter771/
Mbeitte771/
Mbetaha771/
Mouethe771/
Mbaette771/
Mboithe771/
Mbeta734,313/
Mbeti732,726/
Muete731,290/
Mwete73820/
Mvete73266/
Nbete73147/
Mbiet73120/
Mbith7320/
Mbety7317/
Mbhed731/
Mbeut731/
Mbett731/
Mmbet731/
M'Bathie711/
Mbeutteu711/
Mbithi6729,382/
Mweete672,589/
Mbitha671,283/
Mbathi67860/
Mbeeta67364/
M'Beti67272/
Mbetti67225/
Mbateh6797/
Mwethi6779/
Mwetha6759/
Mbetty6751/
Muhete6746/
Muette6728/
Mbetta6720/
Mbiteh6720/
Mboteh6717/
Mueter6716/
Mbithy6715/
Mwetie6711/
Mwetea6710/
Muithe679/
M'Beta677/
Mwette676/
Mbathy675/
Nbeteh675/
Mwetei675/
M'Bett674/
Muetes674/
Mbetyo674/
M'Wete674/
Mbathj673/
Mbaith673/
Mbytha673/
Mouete673/
Mbaeti672/
Mbothi672/
Mbitih672/
Mbatih672/
Mbeata672/
Mbeeti672/
Muetha671/
M'Beit671/
N'Beth671/
Muethi671/
Muethy671/
Nbeter671/
Nmbeit671/
Nbetee671/
Nnbete671/
M'Bety671/
M'Vete671/
Mbetoy671/
Mbheta671/
Mbeita671/
Mbeiti671/
Mbejti671/
Nbette671/
Mvethy671/
N'Bete671/
Mbotee671/
Nbithe671/
Mueteh671/
Mbetts670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Mbethe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis