Mbinya Surname

84,933rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,684 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mbinya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbinya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5,6371:8,1921,075
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iceland21:190,0456,825
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mbinya (2,207) may also be a first name.

Mbinya Last Name Facts

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

Mbinya occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbinya? popularity and diffusion

Mbinya is the 84,933rd most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,282,116 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbinya reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 159,242nd most frequently held forename internationally, held by 2,207 people.

This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 5,637 people, or 1 in 8,192. In Kenya Mbinya is primarily found in: Makueni County, where 37 percent live, Machakos County, where 32 percent live and Nairobi County, where 14 percent live. Besides Kenya Mbinya is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Mbinya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mbinya surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mmbeinya861/
Mbenya831,482/
Mwinya83424/
Muinya83179/
Mbinia8355/
Mbinja8345/
Mvinya839/
Mbinyo834/
Mbigna831/
Muhinya7740/
Mbitgna7710/
Mbainja772/
Mhuinya771/
Mbeingna711/
Mbenyaha711/
Mwinyayi711/
Mveinhya711/
Mwenya6763,522/
Nwinya671,177/
Mwinja671,155/
Muenya67729/
Mvenya67413/
Mbenja67293/
Mvinja6776/
Mbinjo6718/
Mbegna6712/
Mbenyo6712/
Muinha6712/
Mbenea6711/
Muinja678/
Mbenia677/
Mwinyo673/
Mbigno671/

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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 Mbinya
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