Mbeti Surname
Approximately 2,726 people bear this surname
Mbeti Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,156 | 1:63,910 | 7,552 |
| Kenya | 806 | 1:57,295 | 5,676 |
| Cameroon | 308 | 1:67,432 | 8,504 |
| Tanzania | 242 | 1:218,767 | 18,242 |
| Zambia | 121 | 1:130,991 | 9,752 |
| Benin | 53 | 1:195,011 | 18,621 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Mbeti (444) may also be a first name.
Mbeti Demographics
Mbeti Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mbeti Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbeti Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mbeti is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbeti? popularity and diffusion
It is the 160,029th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,673,348 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbeti are found; 54 percent are found in Central Africa and 51 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mbeti is also the 406,780th most widespread given name world-wide, borne by 444 people.
The surname Mbeti is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,156 people, or 1 in 63,910. Apart from The DR Congo this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 30 percent live and Cameroon, where 11 percent live.
Mbeti Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| M'Beti | 91 | 272 | / |
| Mbetti | 91 | 225 | / |
| Mbethi | 91 | 132 | / |
| Mbetih | 91 | 6 | / |
| Mbetie | 91 | 3 | / |
| Mbetei | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mbeeti | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mbejti | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbeiti | 91 | 1 | / |
| M'Betti | 83 | 2,053 | / |
| M'Betie | 83 | 20 | / |
| Mbethai | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mbietie | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mbettio | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbettie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbetieh | 83 | 1 | / |
| M'Bieti | 83 | 1 | / |
| M'Beati | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbiti | 80 | 14,686 | / |
| Mbete | 80 | 8,397 | / |
| Mbeta | 80 | 4,313 | / |
| Mbety | 80 | 17 | / |
| Nbeti | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mbithi | 73 | 29,382 | / |
| Mbethe | 73 | 3,136 | / |
| Mbuiti | 73 | 1,075 | / |
| Mbeeta | 73 | 364 | / |
| Mbetha | 73 | 287 | / |
| Mbityi | 73 | 216 | / |
| Mbitti | 73 | 185 | / |
| Mbette | 73 | 133 | / |
| N'Beti | 73 | 89 | / |
| Mbeteh | 73 | 84 | / |
| Mbetty | 73 | 51 | / |
| Mbetea | 73 | 48 | / |
| M'Bete | 73 | 42 | / |
| Mbehte | 73 | 38 | / |
| Mbiete | 73 | 31 | / |
| Mbeteu | 73 | 30 | / |
| Mbeite | 73 | 27 | / |
| Mbetta | 73 | 20 | / |
| Mbeute | 73 | 19 | / |
| Mbeete | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mbaiti | 73 | 9 | / |
| M'Beta | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mbetyo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mbhete | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbeata | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbeter | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbetje | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbitih | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbuyti | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Bety | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbetee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbheta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbethy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbitui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbetoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbgete | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbeate | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mvetti | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mveiti | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbeita | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbitie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbioti | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Betti | 67 | 71 | / |
| Mbeuteu | 67 | 42 | / |
| M'Betty | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mbetter | 67 | 5 | / |
| M'Beita | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbaitai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbetaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbeitte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbeeter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbitieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbeuthe | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Bitti | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Biete | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Bette | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Betta | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Beite | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbhethe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbesthe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbithih | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Mbeti
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