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

Mbiwa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbiwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mbiwa is the 820,032nd most prevalent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 21,497,186 people. The last name Mbiwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Mbiwa are found; 40 percent are found in Southern Africa and 40 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,017,994th most widespread given name on earth, borne by 88 people.

This last name is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 127 people, or 1 in 121,561. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 60 percent live, Harare Province, where 20 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 10 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 24 percent live and Indonesia, where 18 percent live.

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
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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 Mbiwa
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