Mbona Surname
Approximately 7,046 people bear this surname
Mbona Surname User-submission:
The surname Mbona means 'corn' or 'mealies' in IsiXhosa, one of the 12 official languages in South Africa.
Mbona Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3,596 | 1:15,066 | 1,899 |
| Tanzania | 1,426 | 1:37,126 | 4,294 |
| DR Congo | 794 | 1:93,047 | 10,554 |
| Zimbabwe | 379 | 1:40,734 | 6,282 |
| Uganda | 275 | 1:141,961 | 12,772 |
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| Cameroon | 207 | 1:100,334 | 11,860 |
| Indonesia | 72 | 1:1,836,794 | 117,778 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Lesotho | 8 | 1:254,070 | 15,268 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
Mbona (170) may also be a first name.
Mbona Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Mbona means 'corn' or 'mealies' in IsiXhosa, one of the 12 official languages in South Africa.
- pholisiweMbona Demographics
Average Mbona Salary in
South Africa
R 128,796
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mbona Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbona Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mbona is found most in South Africa. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbona? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 70,194th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,034,281 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbona reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 701,320th most numerous given name in the world It is held by 170 people.
The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 3,596 people, or 1 in 15,066. In South Africa Mbona is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 65 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 16 percent live and Gauteng, where 8 percent live. Barring South Africa it exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 20 percent live and The DR Congo, where 11 percent live.
Mbona Last Name Statistics demography
Mbona earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.8% less than the national average, earning R 128,796 per year.
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Footnotes
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