Mbey Surname

121,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Mbey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,7851:41,3895,080
Nigeria9851:179,84011,055
Cameroon5491:37,8315,067
Indonesia2131:620,88849,115
Congo2051:24,3372,665
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
France31:22,140,907385,998
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Mbey (222) may also be a first name.

Mbey Last Name Facts

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

Mbey (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﻲ) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 121,743rd most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,938,177 people. The last name Mbey occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Mbey live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mbey is also the 605,116th most frequent first name globally, held by 222 people.

This surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,785 people, or 1 in 41,389. Besides The DR Congo Mbey is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 26 percent reside and Cameroon, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbeya8919,946/
Mbeyu896,351/
Mbeye894,151/
Mbeyi891,189/
Mbeyo89498/
M'Bey8997/
Mbiey8928/
Mbeiy891/
Mbeys891/
Mbhey891/
Mboey891/
Mbe8614,357/
Mby8676/
M'Beye80173/
Mbeyap80161/
Mbeeya8083/
Mmbeyi8075/
M'Beya8013/
Mbeyoh8011/
Mbeyoo808/
Mboeya808/
Mbeyet806/
Mbeyha806/
Mbeyah803/
Mmbeye802/
Mbeyit801/
M'Beyi801/
Mbeyeh801/
Mbeyih801/
Mbheya801/
Mbae7516,721/
Mbye7511,238/
Mbeh755,976/
Mbuy754,947/
Mbay754,837/
Mboe754,651/
Mbea752,138/
Mbie751,655/
Mbei751,316/
Mbeu751,306/
Mboy75893/
Mbee75667/
M'Be75514/
Mbue75440/
Mbet75373/
Mvey75262/
Mbep75235/
Mbyi7584/
Mbej7559/
Mber7557/
Mwey7547/
Mbyo7544/
Muey7536/
Mbez7531/
Mbge7530/
M'By7528/
Mbes7524/
Mmbe7513/
Mbed7512/
Nbey758/
Måby758/
Mbhe758/
Mbiy756/
Mbyp755/
Mbys755/
Mbeï754/
Hmbe752/
Nmbe751/
Mbyd751/
Hmby750/
M'Beyah736/
Mbuyi67315,849/
Mbaye67253,782/
Mbayo67153,090/
Mbuya67118,708/
Mboyo6782,325/
Mboya6757,761/
Mbaya6742,200/
Mbiya6729,890/
Mboje6717,723/
Mbayi6714,872/
Mboyi679,165/
Mbowe678,402/
Mbiye678,111/
Mbayu676,878/
Mbeje676,582/
Mweya671,526/
Mboye671,511/
Mweyo671,448/
Mbiyi671,289/
Mbuye67929/
Mbeha67838/
Mbuyo67825/
Mbiyo67744/
Mboue67689/
Mbeji67572/
Mbeah67492/
Mbawe67430/
Mbije67301/
Mbejo67272/
Mueya67241/
Mweye67152/
M'Bae67134/
Mbaje67126/
M'Bay67100/
Mbeja6797/
Mweyi6773/
Mbuiy6769/
M'Bea6768/
Mbeid6764/
Mbaie6755/
Mveyo6745/
Mbieh6739/
Mweyu6735/
Mbuje6732/
Mbeuh6732/
Mveya6721/
Mmbei6719/
Mmbea6713/
Mbe'e6713/
M'Bed6712/
Mbeih6712/
Mberh6712/
M'Bye6711/
Mbouy679/
M'Boy677/
Mueye676/
Møbes676/
M'Beh675/
Mbeer675/
Mbeia675/
Hmbay674/
Mmbee674/
Mbess674/
Mbaue674/
Mmber674/
Mbaay673/
M'Ber672/
Mboiy672/
Mbayd672/
Mbihe672/
Mouey672/
Nbeya672/
Mmbay672/
Mbeue672/
Mbe'a672/
Mbeis672/
M'Bie672/
Mbyia672/
Mbech672/
M'Bys672/
Mbeez672/
Mbeus671/
Mbhed671/
Mboyd671/
Mbyoh671/
Mbayh671/
Mbaiy671/
Mbhee671/
M'Buy671/
M'Mbe671/
Mbeuo671/
Mbeup671/
Mbeut671/
Mbheu671/
Mbyie671/
Mboyp671/
Mbuhy671/
Mbuie671/
Mbeph671/
Mbeap671/
Mueyo671/
Mmbeh671/
Nbeye671/
N'Bey671/
M'Vey671/
Nmbay671/
Mbett671/
Mbesh671/
Mbedz671/
Mmbet671/
Mueyd671/
Mwwey671/
Mbhys671/
Mbeej671/
Mbees671/
Hmhbe671/
Hmber670/

Mbey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mbey in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺒﻲamby50
ﺃﻣﺒﻲamby50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mbey
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