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
The surname Mbetya is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbetya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mbetya is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Mbetya 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 surname is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: North West, where 67 percent reside and Western Cape, where 33 percent reside. Apart from South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and Uganda, where 20 percent reside.
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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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