Mbiah Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mbiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon871:238,72523,654
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mbiah (29) may also be a first name.

Mbiah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbiah is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbiah? popularity and diffusion

Mbiah is the 1,882,912th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Mbiah reside; 82 percent reside in Central Africa and 81 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 29 people.

The surname Mbiah is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 238,725. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Littoral Region, where 61 percent are found, Centre Region, where 23 percent are found and Far North Region, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Ghana, where 4 percent are found.

Mbiah Last Name Statistics demography

Mbiah earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 46.89% less than the national average, earning $22,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbihah911/
Mbiaha911/
M'Biah911/
Mbia8912,355/
Mbiahou831/
Mbiha80568/
Mbeah80492/
M'Bia80402/
Mbija80131/
Mbioa8049/
Mbioh8045/
Mbiad8027/
Mbias8018/
Mbiat8010/
Mbiaa809/
Mbiho803/
Mbiap801/
Mbgia801/
Mbuiya73104/
Mboiya7334/
Mbayia7316/
Mbaiya7314/
Mbagia7311/
Mbihoi738/
Mbieho738/
Hmbiha737/
Mbia'a735/
Mboyia735/
Mbugia734/
Mbajha734/
Mbeija732/
Mbeiya732/
Mbihoy731/
Mbihou731/
Mbihoa731/
Mbojia731/
Mbijoh731/
Mbiheu731/
Mbeyia731/
Mbuyia731/
M'Biha731/
Mbegia731/
Mbea672,138/
Mbio67572/
Mmbayia6751/
Mbeyeah6734/
Mvia6712/
Mbya6711/
Mbhuiya6711/
M'Bayia679/
Mmbaiya674/
Mbaheya671/
Mbeiyap671/
Mbiehou671/
Mbja671/

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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
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  • 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 Mbiah
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