Mbetye Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mbetye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbetye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa711:763,06652,802

Mbetye Last Name Facts

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

Mbetye is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbetye? popularity and diffusion

Mbetye is the 2,255,512th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name Mbetye occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbetye reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 763,066. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: North West, where 63 percent reside, Western Cape, where 20 percent reside and Gauteng, where 10 percent reside.

Mbetye Last Name Statistics demography

Mbetye earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.78% less than the national average, earning R 69,444 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbetiye921/
Mvetye8385/
Mbetea8348/
Mbeteu8330/
Mbetae838/
Mbetie833/
Mbetei832/
Mbetje832/
Mbetoy831/
Mbetee831/
Mbitye831/
Mbetoe831/
Mbeuteu7742/
Mbetowe7721/
M'Betie7720/
Mbeteyo7711/
Mbiteye775/
Mbeteya774/
Mbitaye774/
Mbietie772/
Mbetjie772/
Mbetiyi771/
Mbetejo771/
Mbituye771/
Mbettie771/
Mbetieh771/
Mbietheu7110/
Mbeutheu7110/
Mbeutteu711/
Mbetou6711/
Nbetee671/
Mbitoy671/
Mbetja671/

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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 Mbetye
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