Mbiwa Surname

820,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mbiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1271:121,56116,372
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Indonesia621:2,133,052131,589
Uganda261:1,501,51154,973
Kenya191:2,430,52136,895
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mbiwa (88) may also be a first name.

Mbiwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbiwa is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbiwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mbiwa is the 820,032nd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 21,497,186 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Mbiwa live; 40 percent live in Southern Africa and 40 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,017,994th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 88 people.

It is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 127 people, or 1 in 121,561. In Zimbabwe Mbiwa is primarily concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 60 percent are found, Harare Province, where 20 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 24 percent are found and Indonesia, where 18 percent are found.

Mbiwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mbiwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.59% less than the national average, earning R 67,524 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbaiwa911,525/
Mbiwat9118/
Mbihwa9111/
Mboiwa9110/
Mbeiwa919/
Mbuiwa911/
Mbiwah911/
Mbiewa911/
Mbeihwa83108/
Mbaihwa8311/
M'Baiwa834/
Mbiswas834/
Mbaiwai832/
Mbiwaha831/
Mbhaiwa831/
Mbishwa831/
Mbewa808,477/
Mbiba802,540/
Mbiva80289/
Mbiwe80113/
Mbiwi8018/
Nbiwa801/
Mbiwo801/
M'Mbiswa774/
Mbisva73361/
M'Bewa73268/
Mbaiba73220/
Mbojwa7349/
Mbajwa7345/
Mbuiba7321/
Mbeawa7321/
Mbaiwe7318/
Mbibai7314/
Mbiswi7311/
Mboywa735/
Nmbiwe733/
Mboiba733/
Mbujwa733/
Mbiwoh732/
Mbiwou732/
Mbaywa732/
Mbhiba732/
Mbewua731/
Nmbewa731/
Mmbewa731/
Mbehwa731/
Mbeewa731/
Mbiwet731/
Mbiswe731/
Mvijwa731/
Mbaibai6729/
Nbiswas6716/
Mbehewa674/
Mbaiwoh673/
Mbahjwa673/
M'Behwa672/
Mbaibaa671/
Mbajjwa671/
Mbohjwa671/
Mbiewou671/
Mbiewoh671/
Mbiewei671/
Mbewaya671/
Mbhejwa671/
Mboibai671/
Mbaujwa671/

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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 Mbiwa
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