Mbiwan Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mbiwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbiwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon241:865,37858,754
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Mbiwan (50) may also be a first name.

Mbiwan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbiwan is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mbiwan.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbiwan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,665,662nd most common family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name Mbiwan is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Mbiwan reside; 83 percent reside in Central Africa and 83 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 50 people.

The last name Mbiwan is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 865,378. In Cameroon Mbiwan is most numerous in: Southwest Region, where 88 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon Mbiwan exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbiwane924/
Mbeiwang861/
Mbewan8390/
Mbiban832/
Mbewane77191/
Mbewang771/
Mbivane771/
Mbiwoine711/
Mbaibain711/
Mbewam677/
Mbibon671/
Mbaiwassem632/
Mbayuan621/
Mbivoung571/
Mbebon501/

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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 Mbiwan
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