Mbita Surname
Approximately 5,929 people bear this surname
Mbita Surname Definition:
Mbita is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: an evil spirit.
Mbita Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2,798 | 1:7,423 | 921 |
| Zambia | 1,126 | 1:14,076 | 1,615 |
| Tanzania | 864 | 1:61,275 | 6,573 |
| DR Congo | 356 | 1:207,527 | 20,581 |
| Kenya | 308 | 1:149,935 | 11,921 |
| South Africa | 274 | 1:197,729 | 21,276 |
| Congo | 79 | 1:63,153 | 5,612 |
| Indonesia | 40 | 1:3,306,230 | 179,945 |
| Zimbabwe | 37 | 1:417,250 | 37,018 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Mbita (1,027) may also be a first name.
Mbita Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mbita is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: an evil spirit.
Mbita Demographics
Average Mbita Salary in
South Africa
R 175,596
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mbita Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbita Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mbita is most common in Cameroon. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mbita.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbita? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mbita is the 81,844th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,229,136 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbita reside; 54 percent reside in Central Africa and 37 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 250,393rd most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 1,027 people.
This last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2,798 people, or 1 in 7,423. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: South Region, where 43 percent live, Centre Region, where 33 percent live and East Region, where 10 percent live. Excluding Cameroon it is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 19 percent live and Tanzania, where 15 percent live.
Mbita Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Mbita earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.11% less than the national average, earning R 175,596 per year.
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Footnotes
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