Mbiri Surname

131,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mbiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,3591:12,5971,971
Zimbabwe1,1441:13,4951,842
Kenya3961:116,6169,844
Zambia2141:74,0656,380
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Uganda831:470,35327,634
Indonesia741:1,787,151115,268
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
England101:5,571,806158,774
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Chad11:13,592,19913,092

Mbiri (676) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbiroi91122/
Mbirui9145/
Mbirai9115/
Mbieri9111/
Mbairi9110/
Mboiri918/
Mbirhi913/
M'Biri912/
Mbirih911/
Mbirit911/
Mbirie911/
Mbirzi911/
Mbeiri911/
Mbgiri911/
M'Beiri839/
Mbirgai833/
M'Boiri832/
Mbirhit831/
Mbirzei831/
Mberi8011,344/
Mbira803,072/
Mviri801,799/
Mbire80563/
Mwiri80360/
Nbiri80137/
Mbiry80136/
Muiri8068/
Mbéri802/
Mbaire732,229/
Mboira73472/
Mbiere73305/
Mbaira73199/
Muirid73115/
Mwirio7389/
Mbiroy7380/
Muirie7371/
Mberri7337/
Mbirha7331/
M'Beri7324/
Mbeari7318/
Mbirza7317/
Nmberi7317/
Mbhire738/
Mmwiri735/
Hmbire735/
Muiris734/
Mwirie734/
Mbeiry734/
Mboire733/
Muisri733/
Mberio733/
Muirui733/
M'Biry732/
Mberie732/
Mbeire731/
Mbeira731/
Mboiry731/
M'béri731/
Mbiray731/
Mbirey731/
M'Viri731/
Mbiery731/
Mbehri731/
Mmberi731/
Mbeuri731/
Mvirai731/
Mhuiri731/
Mberiy731/
M'Beiry6742/
Mimpiri6739/
Mbiraya6734/
M'Boiry6713/
M'Mbire677/
Mempiri672/
M'Beire672/
M'Béyri672/
Mbiereh672/
Mhuiris672/
Muhiriz671/
M'Biere671/
M'Baira671/
Muirhei671/
Mbairee671/
Mbirzhe671/
M'Beira671/
Mbaihre671/
Mbairey671/
Mberrih671/

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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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