Mbi Surname

54,428th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mbi Surname Definition:

Mbi is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: zebra.

Mbi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon5,5761:3,725446
South Africa1,5901:34,0744,356
DR Congo1,3751:53,7316,473
Nigeria2481:714,28532,812
Botswana1541:14,2012,743
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Indonesia631:2,099,194130,130
United States541:6,712,202314,667
India391:19,668,343291,059
Lesotho191:106,97711,319
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
England91:6,190,895170,599
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
France31:22,140,907385,998
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Mbi (610) may also be a first name.

Mbi Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mbi is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: zebra.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mbi is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: zebra.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mbi Last Name Facts

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

Mbi (Bengali: ম্বি, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﻲ) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbi? popularity and diffusion

Mbi is the 54,428th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 779,583 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mbi live; 74 percent live in Central Africa and 74 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 338,253rd most frequently used forename in the world, borne by 610 people.

The surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 5,576 people, or 1 in 3,725. In Cameroon Mbi is most frequent in: Southwest Region, where 59 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 21 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon this surname is found in 53 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 17 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside.

Mbi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mbi surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Mbi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.36% less than the national average, earning R 117,972 per year and in United States they earn 3.5% more than the national average, earning $44,658 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbui869,130/
Mbai868,977/
Mboi861,761/
Mbie861,655/
Mbei861,316/
Mbih86959/
Mmbi86705/
Mbii86661/
Mbio86572/
Mbij86124/
M'Bi86109/
Mbyi8684/
Mbiz8659/
Mbit8648/
Mbid8634/
Mbis8614/
Mbhi869/
Mbiy866/
Nmbi865/
Mhbi861/
Mbgi861/
Mbije75301/
Mbuih75144/
Mbait75127/
Mmboi7597/
Mbuit7576/
Mbuiy7569/
M'Bai7568/
Mbeid7564/
Mbioa7549/
Mbhai7542/
Mbieh7539/
Mbiey7528/
Mmbai7527/
M'Boi7526/
Mmbei7519/
Mbaia7513/
Mbeih7512/
Mbaij7510/
Mbiss756/
Mmbui755/
Mbais755/
Mbaai753/
Mbish753/
Mbaid753/
Mboiz753/
M'Bio752/
Mbihe752/
M'Bih752/
M'Bie752/
Mbeis752/
Hmbit751/
Mbhio751/
Mbhis751/
Mb'ai751/
Hmbai751/
Mbuiz751/
Mbich751/
Mbaih751/
Mbgoi751/
Mba67220,264/
Mui6719,409/
Mbe6714,357/
Nbi672,050/
Mvi67206/
Mwi67132/
Mby6776/
M'Baih6717/
Mbooyi6711/
M'Beih678/
Mbj677/
Mbeich676/
Mbaggi674/
Mbahyi674/
Mbá673/
Mbé673/
Mbaith673/
Mbê672/
Mbaije672/
Mbè672/
Mbahii671/
M'Beit671/
M'Bitt671/
M'Mbui671/
Mbuuyi671/
M'Mboi671/
Nmbeit671/
M'Mbai671/
Mbioyi671/
Mbuhyi671/
Mbeish671/
Mbaidh671/
Mbahiy671/
Mboggi671/

Mbi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mbi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺒﻲamby-
Mbi in the Bengali language
ম্বিmbi-

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