Mbezu Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mbezu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbezu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1341:395,08728,090
South Africa621:873,83457,209
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mbezu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbezu is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mbezu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbezu? popularity and diffusion

Mbezu is the 1,194,481st most widespread last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbezu are found; 68 percent are found in East Africa and 68 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 134 people, or 1 in 395,087. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Rukwa Region, where 93 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 7 percent are found and Katavi Region, where 1 percent are found. Beside Tanzania Mbezu is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 31 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Mbezu Last Name Statistics demography

Mbezu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.53% less than the national average, earning R 98,556 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbezou9148/
Mbedzu913/
Mbezeu911/
Mbeuzou8311/
Mbiezou837/
Mbeuzeu833/
Mbazu802,827/
Mbozu80515/
Mbeju80358/
Mbesu8085/
Mbizu8072/
Mbexu802/
Mwezu802/
Mbeshu73689/
Mbuizu73116/
Mbazou7340/
Mbizuh7325/
Mbetsu7315/
Mbeisu738/
Mbechu733/
Mbijeu731/
Mbedju731/
Mbazeu731/
Mbeseu731/
Mbejuh731/
Mbozou731/
Mbadzu731/
Mbetshu67231/
Mbheshu6722/
Mbessou6713/
Mbesout677/
Mbetsou675/
Mbesseu672/
Mbedjou671/
Mbessuh671/
Mbidzui671/
M'Bazou671/

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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 Mbezu
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