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 surname Mbewi is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbewi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,447,279th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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 last name Mbewi is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 568,304. Excluding The DR Congo it 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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