Mbiti Surname

35,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,686 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mbiti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbiti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8,5631:5,393750
DR Congo5,0761:14,5551,803
Tanzania6281:84,3028,595
Cameroon1851:112,26513,040
Zimbabwe1371:112,68815,411
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
France21:33,211,361423,184
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Mbiti (2,689) may also be a first name.

Mbiti Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbiti is most common in Kenya. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mbiti.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbiti? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 35,936th most widely held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 496,224 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbiti live; 63 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mbiti is also the 141,291st most numerous forename on earth, held by 2,689 people.

Mbiti is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 8,563 people, or 1 in 5,393. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kitui County, where 43 percent are found, Meru County, where 15 percent are found and Machakos County, where 8 percent are found. Other than Kenya it is found in 22 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 35 percent are found and Tanzania, where 4 percent are found.

Mbiti Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mbiti surname is principally Christian (97%) in Kenya.

The amount Mbiti earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.34% less than the national average, earning R 51,480 per year and in United States they earn 31.18% more than the national average, earning $56,604 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbithi9129,382/
Mbuiti911,075/
Mbityi91216/
Mbitti91185/
Mbaiti919/
Mbitih912/
Mbitui911/
Mbeiti911/
Mbitie911/
Mbioti911/
Mbietie832/
Mbaitai832/
M'Bitti831/
M'Bieti831/
Mbitieh831/
Mbithih831/
Mwiti8032,866/
Mbita805,929/
Mbeti802,726/
Mbite801,604/
Mviti80169/
Muiti8063/
Nbiti804/
Mbity803/
Mbithe7319,377/
Mbuita731,820/
Mwithi731,371/
Mbitha731,283/
Muithi731,086/
Mbaita73905/
M'Beti73272/
Mbetti73225/
Mbityo73117/
Mvithi7363/
Mbitta7358/
Mbiete7331/
Mbeite7327/
Mbiteh7320/
Mbithy7315/
M'Bita737/
Mbetih736/
Mvitti734/
Mbiteu734/
Mbetie733/
Mbaite733/
Mwoiti733/
Mwitei732/
Muitai732/
Mboita732/
Mbitep732/
Mbitte732/
Mbeeti732/
Mvuiti731/
Nbhiti731/
Mwitie731/
Mwitih731/
Mwitio731/
Mwitis731/
M'Bite731/
Mbitaa731/
Mwuiti731/
Muitii731/
Nbityi731/
Nbitoi731/
Mwitii731/
Mmwiti731/
Mveiti731/
Mwaiti731/
Mbihte731/
Mbuyti731/
Mboite731/
Mbitoy731/
Mbuite731/
Mbeita731/
Mbejti731/
Nbaiti731/
M'Betti672,053/
Mwithui67233/
M'Betie6720/
Mbaitha675/
M'Beita674/
Muithui672/
Mbaitay672/
Mwaithi672/
Mbetieh671/
Mbettio671/
Mboithe671/
Mbhitha671/
M'Beati671/
M'Beite671/
M'Biete671/
Mbettie671/
Mbither671/
Mbitheu671/
Mbithta671/
Mbeitte671/
Muithih671/
Mvittie670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Mbiti
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