Mbiko Surname

92,378th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mbiko Surname Definition:

Mbiko is a surname of the Lamba tribe, meaning: a child that is considered lucky because the mother had numerous miscarriages..

Mbiko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,6301:11,7011,460
DR Congo2941:251,29123,908
Kenya921:501,95525,569
Botswana611:35,8517,015
Cameroon351:593,40245,326
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mbiko (381) may also be a first name.

Mbiko Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mbiko is a surname of the Lamba tribe, meaning: a child that is considered lucky because the mother had numerous miscarriages..

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mbiko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbiko is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbiko? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mbiko is the 92,378th most commonly used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,408,766 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbiko reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 444,187th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 381 people.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 4,630 people, or 1 in 11,701. In South Africa Mbiko is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 56 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 17 percent are found and Gauteng, where 11 percent are found. Other than South Africa this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.

Mbiko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mbiko earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.86% less than the national average, earning R 171,432 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbioko91175/
Mbikoy9155/
Mbikoi9121/
Mbhiko919/
Mbikou915/
Mbaiko915/
Mbieko912/
Mbikho911/
Mbikop911/
Mmbiko911/
Mbiokoi8321/
Mbiokoy8321/
Mbiekou8311/
Mbiekoi832/
Mbaikot831/
Mbaikos831/
Mbiekoh831/
M'Bikou831/
Mbika804,149/
Mbeko801,643/
Mbiqo806/
Nbiko806/
Mbyko803/
Mbico801/
M'Beikou771/
Mbaika732,343/
Mbekou73523/
Mbioka73437/
Mbicka73255/
Mbeako73109/
Mbeeko7352/
Mbuika7344/
Mbheko7316/
M'Bika736/
Mbikha734/
Mbieka733/
Mbikeu733/
Mbekop733/
Mbekoa732/
Mbetko732/
Mbecko731/
Mvikoi731/
Mbikga731/
Mbikah731/
Mbeuko731/
Mbekoy731/
Mbisco731/
Mbeika731/
M'Bekou6735/
M'Bieka671/
M'Becko671/
Mbekout671/
Mbiekeu671/
M'Beika671/

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