Mbira Surname

144,603rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,072 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Gabon

Mbira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6461:71,4866,747
Zimbabwe6141:25,1443,820
Malawi4711:36,3465,352
Gabon4551:4,152740
South Africa4091:132,46415,455
Indonesia2281:580,04046,367
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Congo691:72,3066,384
Uganda351:1,115,40846,348
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Mbira (197) may also be a first name.

Mbira Last Name Facts

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

Mbira (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﻴﺮﻩ) is most common in Kenya. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbira? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 144,603rd most frequently used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,372,248 people. The last name Mbira is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Mbira reside; 49 percent reside in Southern Africa and 49 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mbira is also the 646,152nd most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 197 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 646 people, or 1 in 71,486. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 28 percent live, Nairobi County, where 22 percent live and Busia County, where 11 percent live. Not including Kenya it exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent live and Malawi, where 15 percent live.

Mbira Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mboira91472/
Mbaira91199/
Mbirha9131/
Mbirza9117/
Mbirai9115/
Mbiray911/
Mbirga911/
Mbeira911/
Mbirah911/
Mbiraya8334/
Mbiorga838/
Mbirgai833/
M'Baira831/
Mbairga831/
M'Beira831/
Mbiro805,662/
Mbera803,762/
Mbiri803,442/
Mwira801,656/
Mbire80563/
Muira80328/
Mbiry80136/
Nbira8035/
Mvira8018/
Mbaairga7711/
Mbairoha771/
Mbuirahe771/
Mbahaira771/
Mbaire732,229/
Mbairo731,285/
Mbiere73305/
Mbeera73270/
Mwaira73137/
Mbiroi73122/
Mbiroy7380/
Mberza7377/
Mbirui7345/
Muiras7335/
Muiray7322/
Mberga7316/
Mbeura7314/
Mbioro7313/
Mbieri7311/
Mberah7310/
Mbairi7310/
Mbhire738/
Mboiri738/
Mbhera737/
Hmbire735/
Muirad735/
Mbirou735/
Mbeiry734/
Muisra734/
Mwirha734/
Mberha733/
Mbirhi733/
Mboire733/
M'Biry732/
M'Biri732/
Mbayra732/
Mberra732/
Muitra731/
Mbirit731/
Mboiry731/
Mwirah731/
M'Wira731/
Mbirey731/
Mbirie731/
Mbirzi731/
Mboyra731/
Mbeire731/
Mbeiri731/
Mbeara731/
Muirza731/
Mvirai731/
N'Bira731/
Mbetra731/
Mbgiri731/
Mbirih731/
Mbiery731/
Mbeiro731/
Mbaheirga711/
M'Beiry6742/
Mbaireo6715/
M'Boiry6713/
Mbairou6711/
M'Beiri679/
M'Mbire677/
Muhirad675/
Muirhad673/
M'Beire672/
M'Boiri672/
Mbiereh672/
Muhirah672/
M'Berga671/
Mbeirou671/
M'Bayra671/
Mbierou671/
Mbéreha671/
Mbirzei671/
Mbaihre671/
Mbairey671/
Mbehera671/
Mbereha671/
Mimpira671/
Mbairee671/
Mbirhit671/
Mbirzhe671/
Muheira671/
M'Biere671/
Muirray670/

Mbira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mbira in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺒﻴﺮﻩambyrh-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mbira
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