Mbeye Surname

111,763rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mbeye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbeye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,4571:6,9671,006
Tanzania1,2561:42,1514,792
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Congo1351:36,9563,538
Uganda541:722,95035,796
Mauritania331:124,0877,273
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
Senegal131:1,121,4883,334
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mbeye (155) may also be a first name.

Mbeye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbeye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﻲ) is held by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mbeye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbeye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mbeye is the 111,763rd most numerous family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,755,612 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbeye live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mbeye is also the 738,219th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 155 people.

It is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 2,457 people, or 1 in 6,967. Barring Malawi this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 30 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.

Mbeye Last Name Statistics demography

Mbeye earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 85.73% less than the national average, earning R 33,900 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'Beye91173/
Mbeyet916/
Mmbeye912/
Mbeyeh911/
Mbye8911,238/
Mbey893,760/
Mbee89667/
Mbeyyie838/
M'Beiye832/
M'Beyye831/
Mbeyeye831/
Mboweye831/
Mbaye80253,782/
Mbeya8019,946/
Mbiye808,111/
Mbeje806,582/
Mbeyu806,351/
Mboye801,511/
Mbeyi801,189/
Mbuye80929/
Mbeyo80498/
Mweye80152/
M'Bey8097/
Mbiey8028/
Mbeei8019/
M'Bye8011/
Mueye806/
Mmbee804/
Mbaee802/
Mbeue802/
Mbaey801/
Mbeiy801/
Mbuey801/
Mbhee801/
Mbiee801/
Mbeys801/
Nbeye801/
Mbhey801/
Mboey801/
Mbeej801/
M'Baye739,356/
M'Boye73169/
Mbeyap73161/
Mbuyeh73133/
Mbaaye73109/
Mbeeya7383/
Mmbeyi7375/
Mbueyi7349/
Mbayed7346/
Mbeuyo7319/
Mbouye7317/
Mbuyee7317/
Mbheje7315/
M'Beya7313/
Mbeyoh7311/
Mbejje739/
Mbeyoo738/
Mboeya738/
M'Biye737/
Mbuhye737/
Mbeyha736/
Mbuoye735/
Mboeje734/
Mbeaje734/
Mbayeu734/
Mboyeh734/
N'Beye733/
Mbayee733/
Mmbaye733/
Mbaiye733/
Mbeyah733/
Mboiye732/
Mbayeh732/
Mbyeyi732/
Mbayep732/
Mbahye732/
Mbeyit731/
Mweyie731/
Mbeeei731/
Mbaeyo731/
Mbaehe731/
M'Beyi731/
M'Bâye731/
Mbeyih731/
Mbuyes731/
Mbyeyo731/
Mboyep731/
Mboyeu731/
Mbueeh731/
Mbueyo731/
Mbeehe731/
Mbeeja731/
Mbawee731/
Mbiyet731/
Mbheya731/
Mbhoye731/
Mbayei731/
Mmboye731/
Mbae6716,721/
Mbuy674,947/
Mbay674,837/
Mboe674,651/
Mbea672,138/
Mbie671,655/
Mbei671,316/
Mbeu671,306/
Mboy67893/
Mbue67440/
Mvey67262/
M'Bouye6773/
Mbej6759/
Nbee6754/
Mwey6747/
Muey6736/
Mbiyeyi6729/
Mbouyep6728/
Mvee6714/
Mbuhyeh6711/
Nbey678/
M'Beyah676/
Mbaiyer676/
Mbahaye673/
Moueyed672/
Mvye672/
Moueyet671/
Mbaayer671/
Mboyaye671/
Mbayaye671/
Mbaheya671/
Mouheye671/
Nimpeye671/
Mbayeed671/
Mwye671/

Mbeye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mbeye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺒﻲamby52.94
ﺍﻣﺒﻴﻪambyh23.53
ﺁﻣﺒﻴﻪambyh11.76
ﺇﻣﺒﻲamby5.88
ﺍﻧﺒﻲanby5.88

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