Mbeya Surname

26,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,946 people bear this surname

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

Mbeya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbeya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo13,9691:5,289613
Tanzania2,8291:18,7142,396
Malawi2,3791:7,1961,051
Kenya2851:162,03512,648
Cameroon2551:81,4479,959
Uganda1131:345,48022,807
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Zimbabwe371:417,25037,018
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
England61:9,286,343223,652
France41:16,605,680368,153
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mbeya (1,025) may also be a first name.

Mbeya Last Name Facts

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

Mbeya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﻴﻪ) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbeya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mbeya is the 26,930th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 365,364 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbeya live; 71 percent live in Central Africa and 71 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 250,708th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 1,025 people.

Mbeya is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 13,969 people, or 1 in 5,289. Beside The DR Congo it is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 14 percent are found and Malawi, where 12 percent are found.

Mbeya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mbeya earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9.85% less than the national average, earning R 214,236 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbeyap91161/
Mbeeya9183/
M'Beya9113/
Mboeya918/
Mbeyha916/
Mbeyah913/
Mbheya911/
Mbey893,760/
Mbea892,138/
M'Beyah836/
Mbuya80118,708/
Mboya8057,761/
Mbaya8042,200/
Mbiya8029,890/
Mbeyu806,351/
Mbeye804,151/
Mweya801,526/
Mbeyi801,189/
Mbeha80838/
Mbeyo80498/
Mbeah80492/
Mueya80241/
Mbeja8097/
M'Bey8097/
M'Bea8068/
Mbiey8028/
Mveya8021/
Mmbea8013/
Mbeia805/
Nbeya802/
Mbe'a802/
Mbyia802/
Mbeiy801/
Mbeys801/
Mbeap801/
Mbhey801/
Mboey801/
M'Baya731,140/
Mmbaya73802/
Mbouya73341/
Mbauya73323/
M'Beye73173/
Mbehat73130/
Mmbeha7394/
Mbuyah7378/
Mmbeyi7375/
Mbayah7327/
M'Boya7327/
Mbhuya7314/
N'Beya7312/
Mbaaya7311/
Mbeyoh7311/
Mboyah739/
M'Beha739/
Mbayat739/
Mbeyoo738/
Mbeyet736/
Mbayaa736/
M'Biya736/
Mmbuya734/
Mbayad733/
Muehya732/
Mbuyap732/
Mbiyah732/
Mbayap732/
Mweeya732/
Mbihya732/
Mmbeye732/
Mbuyha732/
M'Beia731/
Mbeyit731/
Mueyah731/
M'Beyi731/
M'Veya731/
Mbeuha731/
Mbeyeh731/
Mbeyih731/
Mbgaya731/
Mbooya731/
Mbuoya731/
Mbuuya731/
Mboyap731/
Mbeeja731/
Mbeiha731/
Mbayas731/
Moueya731/
Mweyah731/
Mbuy'a731/
Mbahya731/
Mbuyaz731/
Mbayha731/
Mmboya731/
Mbae6716,721/
Mbye6711,238/
Mboa679,776/
Mbai678,977/
Mbau676,583/
Mbuy674,947/
Mbay674,837/
Mboe674,651/
Mbie671,655/
Mbei671,316/
Mbeu671,306/
Mwea67990/
Mboy67893/
Mbee67667/
Mbaa67587/
Mbaj67582/
Mbue67440/
Mvey67262/
Mbayaya67153/
Mbouyap6767/
Mbej6759/
Mwey6747/
Mbayowa6742/
Muey6736/
Nbea6726/
Muea6714/
Mmbayah679/
Nbey678/
M'Bouya676/
M'Mbaya676/
Mbayova672/
M'Bahya671/
M'Behia671/
Mbouyah671/
Mbuyaya671/
Mbohyah671/
Mboyaya671/
Mvea671/
Mbuyahe671/
Muheyad671/

Mbeya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mbeya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺒﻴﻪambyh-

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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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  • 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 Mbeya
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