Mbetsa Surname

455,757th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 743 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mbetsa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbetsa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5941:77,7447,233
Zimbabwe1211:127,58916,979
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
England61:9,286,343223,652
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mbetsa (212) may also be a first name.

Mbetsa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbetsa is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbetsa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 455,757th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 9,808,272 people. The last name Mbetsa is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbetsa reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mbetsa is also the 620,917th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 212 people.

Mbetsa is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 594 people, or 1 in 77,744. In Kenya Mbetsa is most frequent in: Mombasa County, where 59 percent are found, Kilifi County, where 21 percent are found and Kwale County, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Mbetsa exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 16 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Mbetsa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (71%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mmbetsa92238/
Mbetsha924/
Mbeutsa921/
Mbhetsa921/
Mbetsah921/
Mbesa917,486/
M'Mbetsa86394/
Mbeatsia861/
Mmbestsa861/
Mbessa832,789/
Mbetse831,121/
Mbesha83216/
Mbetsi83145/
Mbatsa83132/
Mbesia8360/
Mbeesa8324/
Mbitsa8316/
Mbesah8311/
Mbotsa833/
Mbeusa831/
Mbetja831/
Mbeasa831/
Muetsa831/
Mbhesa831/
Mbetshaya809/
Mbatsha77986/
Mwetsha77198/
Mbetshe77149/
Mbetshi7791/
Mbetcha7780/
Mbhetse7732/
M'Bessa7716/
Mbatsau7715/
Mbaatsa7714/
Mbetssi7712/
Mbessas779/
Mbetsou775/
Mbetsie772/
Mbeisha772/
Mbotsha772/
Mbetsop771/
Mbeussa771/
Mbitsha771/
Mbessah771/
Mbatsai771/
Muetsha771/
Mbaitsa771/
Mbathsa771/
Mbisa735,425/
Mbeza732,081/
Mbeso7358/
Mbexa7343/
Mbeca736/
Mmbaitsa7187/
Mbietshi7155/
Mbhetshi7110/
Mbaitsaa714/
Mbatsaha712/
Mbetssie711/
Mbhetshe711/
Mbeiza678,482/
Mbedza672,108/
Mbesso672,062/
Mbaisa671,495/
Mbitsi671,304/
Mbisha67592/
Mbecha67504/
Mbissa67371/
Mbitse67235/
Mvessa67202/
Mbuisa67137/
M'Bisa67105/
Nbessa6764/
Mbisah6738/
Mbatso6728/
Mboisa6720/
Mbetzi6715/
Mbeeza678/
Mbesoh674/
Mbesot674/
Mbisia674/
Mbisoa674/
Mbeazi674/
Mbitsy674/
Nuetsa673/
Mwitsa673/
Mbitso672/
Mbieza672/
Mbesho672/
Mbeeso671/
Mbesey671/
Mbiosa671/
Mbezza671/
Mbotso671/
Mbitja671/
Mbeseu671/
Nbeisa671/
M'Mbaitsa671/
Mbaeza671/
Mbuysa671/
Mbezea671/
Mbizsa671/
Mbeaze671/
Mbisai671/
Mbitshaya671/
Mmbaitsah671/
Nbetsi671/
Nbitsa671/
Muedsa671/

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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 Mbetsa
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