Mbewe Surname

2,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221,252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mbewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia133,4741:11912
Malawi74,9191:22913
Zimbabwe6,3571:2,429158
South Africa3,4651:15,6361,976
DR Congo2,1341:34,6204,298
Tanzania4981:106,30810,330
England1241:449,33929,774
Botswana881:24,8515,011
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Cameroon411:506,56340,818
Iceland81:47,5113,734
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Namibia61:401,56710,578
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Lesotho61:338,76016,589
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Swaziland41:324,550996
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Mbewe (931) may also be a first name.

Mbewe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbewe is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbewe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,507th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 32,938 people. Mbewe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbewe live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mbewe is also the 265,066th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 931 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is borne by 133,474 people, or 1 in 119. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Eastern Province, where 61 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 24 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Zambia Mbewe exists in 42 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 34 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found.

Mbewe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mbewe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 36.12% less than the national average, earning R 151,800 per year and in United States they earn 30.16% less than the national average, earning $30,136 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbhewe9117/
Mbewer914/
Mbewwe911/
Mbeweu911/
Nmbewe911/
Mbeawe911/
Mbeewe911/
Mbeweh911/
Mbew896/
M'Behwe835/
Mbiewei831/
Mbebe8019,080/
Mbewa808,477/
Mbowe808,402/
Mbeve806,076/
Mbawe80430/
Mbewi80148/
Mbiwe80113/
M'Bew8012/
Mvewe804/
Nbewe804/
Mbewh801/
Mbhew801/
M'Bewa73268/
Mbahwe73173/
Mbhebe7329/
Mbawei7325/
Mmbebe7321/
Mbeawa7321/
Mbaiwe7318/
M'Bawe7317/
Mboweh7315/
Mbajwe7315/
Mbaawe7313/
Mbebhe7311/
Mbeiwa739/
Mbeebi735/
Mbibee734/
Nmbiwe733/
Mbeeue733/
Mbeibe733/
M'Bebe732/
Nmbewa731/
Mbebee731/
Mbeejw731/
Mbowei731/
Mboywe731/
Mbiswe731/
Mbhowe731/
M'Bowe731/
Mbeabe731/
Mbawee731/
Mbesue731/
Mbehwa731/
Mbeewa731/
Mbeehw731/
Mbiwet731/
Mbewui731/
Mmbewa731/
Mbiewa731/
Mbewii731/
Mbeihwa67108/
Mbhebhe6762/
Mbajjwe6741/
Mbeibeh6723/
Mbahawe6713/
Mbehewa674/
Mbahwei674/
M'Behwa672/
Mbieveh671/
Mbeibei671/
Mbebeah671/
Mbaawea671/
Mbewaya671/
Mbhejwa671/

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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
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  • 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 Mbewe
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