Mbewa Surname

59,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,477 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mbewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5,6511:13,0741,636
Malawi1,0461:16,3662,570
Tanzania8581:61,7046,617
Zambia4051:39,1363,905
South Africa1691:320,57830,241
Kenya961:481,04124,996
Cameroon781:266,27025,687
Zimbabwe781:197,92623,035
Indonesia741:1,787,151115,268
United States101:36,245,893832,629
France21:33,211,361423,184
England21:27,859,030389,889
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Mbewa (57) may also be a first name.

Mbewa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbewa is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbewa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 59,521st most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 859,685 people. The surname Mbewa is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbewa reside; 68 percent reside in Central Africa and 67 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 57 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 5,651 people, or 1 in 13,074. Other than The DR Congo Mbewa occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 12 percent live and Tanzania, where 10 percent live.

Mbewa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mbewa surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Mbewa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.4% less than the national average, earning R 75,084 per year and in United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'Bewa91268/
Mbeawa9121/
Mbeiwa919/
Mbaewa911/
Nmbewa911/
Mmbewa911/
Mbehwa911/
Mbeewa911/
Mbewua911/
Mbiewa911/
Mbeihwa83108/
Mbehewa834/
M'Behwa832/
Mbhejwa831/
Mbewaya831/
Mbewe80221,252/
Mbawa806,940/
Mbeba803,305/
Mbeva801,392/
Mbiwa80339/
Mbewo80251/
Mbewi80148/
Nbewa8080/
Mvewa801/
Mbaiwa731,525/
M'Bawa731,257/
Mbaeva73927/
Mbewou7397/
Mbawah7381/
Mbojwa7349/
Mbajwa7345/
Mbewoh7326/
Mbaewo7319/
Mbiwat7318/
Mbhewe7317/
Mbohwa7312/
Mbihwa7311/
Mbawua7310/
Mboiwa7310/
Mbahwa739/
Mbebha739/
Mbebah736/
Mboywa735/
Mbewer734/
M'Bewo734/
Mbaawa733/
Mbujwa733/
M'Beba733/
Mbowaa732/
Mbeeba732/
Mbaywa732/
Mbeava731/
Mbuiwa731/
Mbeweu731/
Mbewwe731/
Nmbewo731/
Nmbewe731/
Mbeawo731/
Mbeawe731/
Mbeabe731/
Mbaway731/
Mbesua731/
Mbeewo731/
Mbawha731/
Nbeswa731/
Mbebay731/
Mbewii731/
Mbehwo731/
Mbeuua731/
Mbeweh731/
Mbewui731/
Mbiwah731/
Mbowah731/
Mbeewe731/
Mbahawa6713/
Mbaawah6711/
Mbaihwa6711/
Mbawuaa676/
M'Behwe675/
M'Baiwa674/
M'Mbawa674/
Mbiswas674/
Mbahjwa673/
Mbaiwai672/
Mbeawoh672/
Mbaawea671/
Mbishwa671/
Mbhaiwa671/
Mbiwaha671/
Mbaujwa671/
Mbaawua671/
Mbeb'ha671/
Mbebeah671/
Mbiewei671/
Mbiewoh671/
Mbiewou671/
Mbohjwa671/
Mbajjwa671/
Mbebaah671/

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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 Mbewa
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