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

Mbiri is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbiri? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 131,357th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,117,242 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mbiri are found; 79 percent are found in Southern Africa and 79 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mbiri is also the 318,733rd most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 676 people.

The surname Mbiri is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,359 people, or 1 in 12,597. Aside from Malawi Mbiri occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 33 percent are found and Kenya, where 12 percent are found.

Mbiri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly 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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