Mbeyu Surname

77,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,351 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mbeyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbeyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4,6791:9,8701,262
Tanzania1,6611:31,8733,762
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Mbeyu (3,708) may also be a first name.

Mbeyu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbeyu is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbeyu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 77,072nd most commonly held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,147,464 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbeyu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 115,757th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 3,708 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 4,679 people, or 1 in 9,870. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kwale County, where 53 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 21 percent reside and Kilifi County, where 21 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 26 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Mbeyu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mbeyu last name is principally Christian (72%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbey893,760/
Mbeu891,306/
Mbyu8963/
Mbuyu80197,344/
Mbeya8019,946/
Mbayu806,878/
Mbeye804,151/
Mbeyi801,189/
Mbeyo80498/
Mbeju80358/
M'Bey8097/
Mboyu8079/
Mweyu8035/
Mbeuh8032/
Mbiey8028/
Mbehu806/
Mbeou802/
Mbueu802/
Mbeue802/
Mbieu802/
Mbeiy801/
Mbeus801/
Mbeuo801/
Mbeup801/
Mbeut801/
Mbeys801/
Mbheu801/
Mbyuy801/
Mbhey801/
Mboey801/
M'Beye73173/
Mbeyap73161/
Mbehou73117/
M'Buyu7397/
Mbeeya7383/
Mmbeyi7375/
Mbayou7334/
M'Bayu7327/
Mbaheu7324/
Mbuuyu7322/
M'Beya7313/
Mbeyoh7311/
Mbaiyu7310/
Mbeyoo738/
Mboeya738/
Mbeyet736/
Mbeyha736/
Mbayeu734/
Mbuyuy734/
Mbeyah733/
Mbeuss732/
Mboyou732/
Mboueu732/
Mbeheu732/
Mmbeye732/
Mbeyit731/
Mbaehu731/
Mbayuu731/
M'Beou731/
M'Beyi731/
Mbeuha731/
Mbeyeh731/
Mbeyih731/
Mbiheu731/
Mbijeu731/
Mbuyiu731/
Mbuyui731/
Mbuyuu731/
Mbuyyu731/
Mboeuh731/
Mboyeu731/
Mbejuh731/
Mbuiyu731/
Mbheya731/
M'Beyiouh711/
Mbae6716,721/
Mbou6713,344/
Mbye6711,238/
Mbui679,130/
Mbau676,583/
Mweu676,461/
Mbuy674,947/
Mbay674,837/
Mboe674,651/
Mbea672,138/
Mbie671,655/
Mbiu671,485/
Mbei671,316/
Mboy67893/
Mbee67667/
Mbouyou67579/
Mbue67440/
Mvey67262/
Mbej6759/
Mbuj6749/
Mwey6747/
Muey6736/
M'Beuss679/
Mbayaou679/
Nbey678/
M'Beyah676/
M'Biyou674/
Mwyu674/
Mueu673/
M'Behou671/
Mbauyue671/
Mbeuhou671/
Mbeujou671/
Mbiehou671/
Mboujeu671/
Mveu671/
Mweyouh671/
Nbyu671/

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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 Mbeyu
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