Mbonabi Surname

484,676th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 686 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mbonabi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mbonabi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia6561:24,1612,588
Namibia271:89,2378,105
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362

Mbonabi (166) may also be a first name.

Mbonabi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbonabi is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbonabi? popularity and diffusion

Mbonabi is the 484,676th most common last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 10,623,245 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbonabi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mbonabi is also the 710,504th most frequently occurring forename internationally, borne by 166 people.

The surname Mbonabi is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is held by 656 people, or 1 in 24,161. In Zambia Mbonabi is most numerous in: Western Province, where 81 percent reside, Southern Province, where 11 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Zambia Mbonabi exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 4 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbongabi934/
Mbonabe869/
Mbonavi861/
Mbonaba861/
Mbonobi861/
Mbongobi8034/
Mbounabe8010/
Mbangabi801/
Mbonampi801/
Mbanawi718/
Mbanabe712/
Mwanabi712/
Mbanobi711/
Mbenabe711/
Mbangawi671/
Mwanabai671/
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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 Mbonabi
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