Mbiya Surname
Approximately 29,890 people bear this surname
Mbiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 28,896 | 1:2,557 | 265 |
| Cameroon | 160 | 1:129,807 | 14,666 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Kenya | 110 | 1:419,817 | 22,966 |
| Congo | 109 | 1:45,772 | 4,292 |
| France | 90 | 1:738,030 | 91,686 |
| South Africa | 76 | 1:712,865 | 50,752 |
| Zimbabwe | 69 | 1:223,743 | 25,019 |
| Zambia | 44 | 1:360,226 | 18,771 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Mbiya (1,550) may also be a first name.
Mbiya Demographics
Mbiya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mbiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mbiya (Hindi: म्बिया, Russian: Мбия) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mbiya.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbiya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 18,447th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 243,812 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbiya reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 196,852nd most frequently used given name on earth, held by 1,550 people.
Mbiya is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 28,896 people, or 1 in 2,557. Other than The DR Congo it occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and Malawi, where 1 percent live.
Mbiya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Mbiya surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Mbiya earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 39.53% less than the national average, earning R 143,688 per year; in United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.93% less than the national average, earning $29,347 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mbiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mbiya in the Hindi language | ||
| म्बिया | mbiya | - |
| Mbiya in the Russian language | ||
| Мбия | mbia | - |
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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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- 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 Mbiya
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