Mbiva Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mbiva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbiva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2821:54,7468,300
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mbiva (13) may also be a first name.

Mbiva Last Name Facts

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

Mbiva is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbiva? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 917,199th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 25,216,422 people. The surname Mbiva is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbiva reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mbiva is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name globally, borne by 13 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 282 people, or 1 in 54,746. In Zimbabwe Mbiva is mostly found in: Midlands Province, where 75 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 8 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 7 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent live and Angola, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbisva91361/
Mbiba802,540/
Mbeva801,392/
Muiva80576/
Mbiwa80339/
Mbivi8066/
Mwiva8060/
Mbive8049/
Mbivo802/
Mviva801/
Mbaiwa731,525/
Mbaiba73220/
Mbisvi7355/
Mbibah7353/
Mbuiba7321/
Mbimpa7321/
Mbaive7319/
Mbiwat7318/
Mbibai7314/
Mbivii7313/
Mbihwa7311/
Mboiwa7310/
Mbeiwa739/
Mboiba733/
Mbivoi732/
Mbhiba732/
Mbeava731/
Mwivai731/
Mbiwah731/
Mbivou731/
Mbitba731/
Mbuiwa731/
Mbibas731/
Mbiewa731/
Mbeihwa67108/
Mbaibai6729/
Mbaihwa6711/
Mbitbat6710/
Mboivoi6710/
Muhieva679/
M'Baiwa674/
Mbiswas674/
Mbaivou672/
Mbaiwai672/
Mbiebea672/
Mbieveh671/
Mbeiboa671/
Mbaibaa671/
Mbiwaha671/
Mbhaiwa671/
Mbishwa671/
Mboibai671/

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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 Mbiva
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