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 has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbeyu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 77,072nd most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,147,464 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbeyu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mbeyu is also the 115,757th most frequently used given name globally. It is borne by 3,708 people.

The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 4,679 people, or 1 in 9,870. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kwale County, where 53 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 21 percent are found and Kilifi County, where 21 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Mbeyu is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 26 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Mbeyu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding 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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