Mbetya Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Mbetya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mbetya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbetya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mbetya occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbetya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbetya are found; 60 percent are found in Southern Africa and 60 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Mbetya is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa Mbetya is most prevalent in: North West, where 67 percent are found and Western Cape, where 33 percent are found. Apart from South Africa Mbetya occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found and Uganda, where 20 percent are found.
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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 Mbetya
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