Mbevi Surname

222,575th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,831 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mbevi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbevi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,8141:25,4572,858
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mbevi (738) may also be a first name.

Mbevi Last Name Facts

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

Mbevi occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbevi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 222,575th most common family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,980,091 people. Mbevi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbevi reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 302,944th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 738 people.

It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 1,814 people, or 1 in 25,457. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Makueni County, where 61 percent reside, Machakos County, where 15 percent reside and Kitui County, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Mbevi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mbevi last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbeve806,076/
Mbebi80548/
Mwevi80341/
Mbewi80148/
Mbovi8080/
Mbivi8066/
Mbavi8013/
Mbavai7386/
Mbisvi7355/
Mbawei7325/
Mbivii7313/
Mbovoi7310/
Mbeiwa739/
Mbeebi735/
Mbebui734/
Mwebei734/
Mbebie733/
Mbeibe733/
Muebei732/
Mbivoi732/
Mbibei732/
Mbebit731/
Mbeava731/
Mmbavi731/
Muibei731/
Mbeboi731/
Mbowei731/
Mbavui731/
Mbiebi731/
Mbewui731/
Mwesvi731/
Mbewii731/
Mbeihwa67108/
Mbeibeh6723/
Mboivoi6710/
Mbeabie677/
Mbahwei674/
Muevich673/
Mbeiboa671/
Mbeibei671/
Mbiewei671/
Mbieveh671/

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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 Mbevi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis