Mbeti Surname

160,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,726 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mbeti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbeti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,1561:63,9107,552
Kenya8061:57,2955,676
Cameroon3081:67,4328,504
Tanzania2421:218,76718,242
Zambia1211:130,9919,752
Benin531:195,01118,621
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
France21:33,211,361423,184
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Mbeti (444) may also be a first name.

Mbeti Last Name Facts

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

Mbeti is most common in The DR Congo. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mbeti.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbeti? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 160,029th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,673,348 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbeti live; 54 percent live in Central Africa and 51 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 406,780th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 444 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,156 people, or 1 in 63,910. Apart from The DR Congo it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 30 percent live and Cameroon, where 11 percent live.

Mbeti Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'Beti91272/
Mbetti91225/
Mbethi91132/
Mbetih916/
Mbetie913/
Mbetei912/
Mbeeti912/
Mbejti911/
Mbeiti911/
M'Betti832,053/
M'Betie8320/
Mbethai832/
Mbietie832/
Mbettio831/
Mbettie831/
Mbetieh831/
M'Bieti831/
M'Beati831/
Mbiti8014,686/
Mbete808,397/
Mbeta804,313/
Mbety8017/
Nbeti809/
Mbithi7329,382/
Mbethe733,136/
Mbuiti731,075/
Mbeeta73364/
Mbetha73287/
Mbityi73216/
Mbitti73185/
Mbette73133/
N'Beti7389/
Mbeteh7384/
Mbetty7351/
Mbetea7348/
M'Bete7342/
Mbehte7338/
Mbiete7331/
Mbeteu7330/
Mbeite7327/
Mbetta7320/
Mbeute7319/
Mbeete7311/
Mbaiti739/
M'Beta737/
Mbetyo734/
Mbhete733/
Mbeata732/
Mbeter732/
Mbetje732/
Mbitih732/
Mbuyti731/
M'Bety731/
Mbetee731/
Mbheta731/
Mbethy731/
Mbitui731/
Mbetoy731/
Mbgete731/
Mbeate731/
Mvetti731/
Mveiti731/
Mbeita731/
Mbitie731/
Mbioti731/
N'Betti6771/
Mbeuteu6742/
M'Betty6717/
Mbetter675/
M'Beita674/
Mbaitai672/
Mbetaha671/
Mbeitte671/
Mbeeter671/
Mbitieh671/
Mbeuthe671/
M'Bitti671/
M'Biete671/
M'Bette671/
M'Betta671/
M'Beite671/
Mbhethe671/
Mbesthe671/
Mbithih671/

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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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  • 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 Mbeti
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