Mbiri Surname
Approximately 3,442 people bear this surname
Mbiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,359 | 1:12,597 | 1,971 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,144 | 1:13,495 | 1,842 |
| Kenya | 396 | 1:116,616 | 9,844 |
| Zambia | 214 | 1:74,065 | 6,380 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Uganda | 83 | 1:470,353 | 27,634 |
| Indonesia | 74 | 1:1,787,151 | 115,268 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
Mbiri (676) may also be a first name.
Mbiri Demographics
Mbiri Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mbiri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mbiri is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbiri? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mbiri is the 131,357th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,117,242 people. Mbiri is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mbiri live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mbiri is also the 318,733rd most frequent first name in the world It is held by 676 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,359 people, or 1 in 12,597. Aside from Malawi Mbiri occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 33 percent reside and Kenya, where 12 percent reside.
Mbiri Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Mbiri last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbiroi | 91 | 122 | / |
| Mbirui | 91 | 45 | / |
| Mbirai | 91 | 15 | / |
| Mbieri | 91 | 11 | / |
| Mbairi | 91 | 10 | / |
| Mboiri | 91 | 8 | / |
| Mbirhi | 91 | 3 | / |
| M'Biri | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mbirih | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbirit | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbirie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbirzi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbeiri | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbgiri | 91 | 1 | / |
| M'Beiri | 83 | 9 | / |
| Mbirgai | 83 | 3 | / |
| M'Boiri | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mbirhit | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbirzei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mberi | 80 | 11,344 | / |
| Mbira | 80 | 3,072 | / |
| Mviri | 80 | 1,799 | / |
| Mbire | 80 | 563 | / |
| Mwiri | 80 | 360 | / |
| Nbiri | 80 | 137 | / |
| Mbiry | 80 | 136 | / |
| Muiri | 80 | 68 | / |
| Mbéri | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mbaire | 73 | 2,229 | / |
| Mboira | 73 | 472 | / |
| Mbiere | 73 | 305 | / |
| Mbaira | 73 | 199 | / |
| Muirid | 73 | 115 | / |
| Mwirio | 73 | 89 | / |
| Mbiroy | 73 | 80 | / |
| Muirie | 73 | 71 | / |
| Mberri | 73 | 37 | / |
| Mbirha | 73 | 31 | / |
| M'Beri | 73 | 24 | / |
| Mbeari | 73 | 18 | / |
| Mbirza | 73 | 17 | / |
| Nmberi | 73 | 17 | / |
| Mbhire | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mmwiri | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hmbire | 73 | 5 | / |
| Muiris | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mwirie | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mbeiry | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mboire | 73 | 3 | / |
| Muisri | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mberio | 73 | 3 | / |
| Muirui | 73 | 3 | / |
| M'Biry | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mberie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbeire | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbeira | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mboiry | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'béri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbiray | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbirey | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Viri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbiery | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbehri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmberi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbeuri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mvirai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhuiri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mberiy | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Beiry | 67 | 42 | / |
| Mimpiri | 67 | 39 | / |
| Mbiraya | 67 | 34 | / |
| M'Boiry | 67 | 13 | / |
| M'Mbire | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mempiri | 67 | 2 | / |
| M'Beire | 67 | 2 | / |
| M'Béyri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbiereh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mhuiris | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muhiriz | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Biere | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Baira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muirhei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbairee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbirzhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Beira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaihre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbairey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mberrih | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mbiri
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