Mbiya Surname

18,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,890 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mbiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo28,8961:2,557265
Cameroon1601:129,80714,666
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Kenya1101:419,81722,966
Congo1091:45,7724,292
France901:738,03091,686
South Africa761:712,86550,752
Zimbabwe691:223,74325,019
Zambia441:360,22618,771
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Belgium161:718,54060,840
England131:4,286,005132,302
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Mbiya (1,550) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'Biya916/
Mbiyah912/
Mbihya912/
Mbuya80118,708/
Mboya8057,761/
Mbaya8042,200/
Mbeya8019,946/
Mwiya8019,155/
Mbiye808,111/
Muiya801,651/
Mbiyi801,289/
Mbiyo80744/
Mbija80131/
Mbuiy8069/
Mbioa8049/
Mbiey8028/
Mviya8028/
Mbaia8013/
Mbeia805/
Nbiya804/
Mbuia804/
Mboiy802/
Mbyia802/
Mbeiy801/
Mbaiy801/
M'Baya731,140/
Mmbaya73802/
Mbouya73341/
Mbauya73323/
Mbeyap73161/
Mbeeya7383/
Mbuyah7378/
Mbaiyo7338/
Mbayah7327/
M'Boya7327/
Mbahia7322/
Mbuiyi7321/
Mbhuya7314/
M'Beya7313/
Mbaaya7311/
Mboiyo739/
Mboyah739/
Mbaiha739/
Mbayat739/
Mboeya738/
Mbhiyo738/
M'Biye737/
Mbayaa736/
Mbeyha736/
Mhuiya734/
Mmbuya734/
Mbayad733/
Mbeyah733/
Mboiha732/
Mbuyap732/
Mbayap732/
Mwiyah732/
Mbuyha732/
M'Baiy731/
M'Beia731/
Mbiiah731/
Mbgaya731/
Mbooya731/
Mbuoya731/
Mbuuya731/
Mbioyi731/
Mbiyoh731/
Mboyap731/
Mbeiha731/
Mbayas731/
Muiyas731/
Nbiyat731/
Mbuy'a731/
Mbiyet731/
Mbihia731/
Mbahiy731/
Mbahya731/
Mbuyaz731/
Mbheya731/
Mbayha731/
Mbijah731/
Muiyae731/
Mmboya731/
Mbae6716,721/
Mbye6711,238/
Mboa679,776/
Mbui679,130/
Mbai678,977/
Mbau676,583/
Mbuy674,947/
Mbay674,837/
Mbey673,760/
Mbea672,138/
Mboi671,761/
Mbie671,655/
Mbei671,316/
Mboy67893/
M'Bahia67609/
Mbaa67587/
Mbaj67582/
Mimpiya67517/
Mbayaya67153/
Mbij67124/
Mbouyap6767/
Mbayowa6742/
Mbhuiyo6711/
Mmbayah679/
M'Beyah676/
M'Bouya676/
M'Mbaya676/
Mbayova672/
M'Bahya671/
M'Behia671/
Mbouyah671/
Mbuyaya671/
Mbohyah671/
Mboyaya671/
Mouhiya671/
Mbuyahe671/

Mbiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mbiya in the Hindi language
म्बियाmbiya-
Mbiya in the Russian language
Мбияmbia-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mbiya
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