Mbira Surname
Approximately 3,072 people bear this surname
Mbira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 646 | 1:71,486 | 6,747 |
| Zimbabwe | 614 | 1:25,144 | 3,820 |
| Malawi | 471 | 1:36,346 | 5,352 |
| Gabon | 455 | 1:4,152 | 740 |
| South Africa | 409 | 1:132,464 | 15,455 |
| Indonesia | 228 | 1:580,040 | 46,367 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Congo | 69 | 1:72,306 | 6,384 |
| Uganda | 35 | 1:1,115,408 | 46,348 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Mbira (197) may also be a first name.
Mbira Demographics
Average Mbira Salary in
South Africa
R 93,540
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mbira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mbira (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﻴﺮﻩ) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbira? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mbira is the 144,603rd most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,372,248 people. The surname Mbira is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Mbira are found; 49 percent are found in Southern Africa and 49 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mbira is also the 646,152nd most frequently occurring given name at a global level, borne by 197 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 646 people, or 1 in 71,486. In Kenya Mbira is mostly concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 28 percent live, Nairobi County, where 22 percent live and Busia County, where 11 percent live. Besides Kenya this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent live and Malawi, where 15 percent live.
Mbira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Mbira earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.64% less than the national average, earning R 93,540 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mbira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mbira in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﺒﻴﺮﻩ | ambyrh | - |
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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 Mbira
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