Mbewi Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Mbewi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 130 | 1:568,304 | 43,658 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Mbewi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbewi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mbewi occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbewi? popularity and diffusion
Mbewi is the 1,447,279th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. The surname Mbewi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbewi are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 568,304. Outside of The DR Congo this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 11 percent are found and Libya, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbewui | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbewii | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbiewei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbewe | 80 | 221,252 | / |
| Mbewa | 80 | 8,477 | / |
| Mbevi | 80 | 1,831 | / |
| Mbawi | 80 | 649 | / |
| Mbebi | 80 | 548 | / |
| Mbowi | 80 | 33 | / |
| Mbiwi | 80 | 18 | / |
| Nbewi | 80 | 1 | / |
| M'Bewa | 73 | 268 | / |
| Mbawei | 73 | 25 | / |
| Mbeawa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Mbhewe | 73 | 17 | / |
| Mbiswi | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mbawie | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mbeiwa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mbeebi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mbewer | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mbebui | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mbeibe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbibei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbeboi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbahwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmbewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nmbewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nmbewe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbeweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbewwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbowih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbawih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbowei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbiewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbeweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbowui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbeewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbeewe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbehwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbeawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbeihwa | 67 | 108 | / |
| Mbeibeh | 67 | 23 | / |
| M'Behwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mbahwei | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbehewa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbaiwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| M'Behwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbhejwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbewaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbeibei | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mbewi
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