Mbethi Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mbethi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbethi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1281:360,78021,015
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mbethi (24) may also be a first name.

Mbethi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbethi is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbethi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,558,593rd most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. The surname Mbethi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbethi reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mbethi is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 24 people.

The last name Mbethi is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 128 people, or 1 in 360,780. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Makueni County, where 53 percent are found, Machakos County, where 37 percent are found and Kitui County, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Mbethi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbethai922/
Mbeti912,726/
Mbithi8329,382/
Mbethe833,136/
Mbathi83860/
Mbetha83287/
M'Beti83272/
Mbetti83225/
Mbeteh8384/
Mwethi8379/
Mbetih836/
Mbetie833/
Mbaeti832/
Mbothi832/
Mbeeti832/
Mbetei832/
Muethi831/
Mbethy831/
Mbeiti831/
Mbejti831/
Mbathie774,982/
M'Betti772,053/
Mbothie7785/
M'Betie7720/
Mbietie772/
M'Beati771/
M'Bieti771/
Mbetieh771/
Mbettie771/
Mbeuthe771/
Mbetaha771/
Muhethi771/
Mbhethe771/
Mbesthe771/
Mbithih771/
Mbettio771/
Mbiti7314,686/
Mbete738,397/
Mbeta734,313/
Mboti731,249/
Mweti73440/
Mueti73276/
Mveti7323/
Mbety7317/
Nbeti739/
Mbeutheu7110/
Mbietheu7110/
M'Bathie711/
Muhethio711/
Mbithe6719,377/
Mwithi671,371/
Mbitha671,283/
Muithi671,086/
Mbuiti671,075/
Muheti67481/
Mbathe67435/
Mbeeta67364/
Mbityi67216/
Mbitti67185/
Mbette67133/
Mbothe67118/
Mbateh6797/
N'Beti6789/
Mvithi6763/
Mwetha6759/
Mbatti6758/
M'Boti6752/
Mbetty6751/
Mbetea6748/
M'Bete6742/
Mbehte6738/
Mbotti6736/
Mbiete6731/
Mbeteu6730/
Mbeite6727/
Moueti6722/
M'Weti6721/
Mbetta6720/
Mbiteh6720/
Mbeute6719/
Mboteh6717/
Mbithy6715/
Mbatai6712/
Mwetie6711/
Mbeete6711/
Mbatui679/
Mmweti679/
Mbaiti679/
M'Beta677/
Mbathy675/
Nbeteh675/
Mwetei675/
Mbetyo674/
Mbathj673/
Mbytha673/
Nbetti673/
Mbhete673/
Mmbati672/
Mbeter672/
Mbitih672/
Mbatih672/
Mbeata672/
Mwetio672/
Muethe672/
Mbetje672/
Mbotoi672/
Muetha671/
Mbotai671/
Muethy671/
Nnbeti671/
Mbetee671/
M'Bety671/
Mbetoy671/
Mbgete671/
Mbheta671/
Mbuyti671/
Mbioti671/
Mbeita671/
Muesti671/
Muetio671/
Mveiti671/
Mvethy671/
Mvetti671/
Mbeate671/
Mbhoti671/
Mbitui671/
Mvethe671/
Nbethe671/
Mueteh671/
Mbaïti671/

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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 Mbethi
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