Mbonja Surname

737,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 392 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mbonja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbonja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2051:264,28126,485
Tanzania1401:378,15427,501
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mbonja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbonja is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbonja? popularity and diffusion

Mbonja is the 737,137th most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 18,590,678 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbonja reside; 53 percent reside in Southern Africa and 53 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mbonja is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 205 people, or 1 in 264,281. In South Africa Mbonja is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 63 percent live, Western Cape, where 15 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 12 percent live. Other than South Africa it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 36 percent live and The DR Congo, where 10 percent live.

Mbonja Last Name Statistics demography

Mbonja earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.43% less than the national average, earning R 101,160 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbondja92139/
Mbounja9267/
Mbonjoa9218/
Mboundja86155/
Mbounjah861/
Mbonea834,208/
Mbonza83637/
Mbonjo83624/
Mbanja83395/
Muonja83323/
Mbenja83293/
Mbonya83284/
Mbonji83274/
Mbonxa83182/
Mwonja83164/
Mbonje83137/
Mbonia8392/
Mbogna8313/
Mbunja836/
Mbondjo771,944/
Mbunjai77258/
Mbandja77185/
Mbonjoh77179/
Mbougna77145/
Mbongia7727/
Mbongea7721/
Mbounya779/
Mwonjia775/
Mbounza774/
Mbanjoa773/
Mboneah772/
Mbhonza772/
Mbonije771/
Mbonyea771/
Mbounji771/
Mbuonya771/
Mbognia771/
Mbohnya771/
Mbongna771/
Mboniah771/
Mboniha771/
Mbonjeh771/
Mbonjie771/
Mbonsha771/
Mbunjah771/
Mbonyah771/
Mbannja771/
Mbougnia7198/
Muhonjah7178/
Mbaundja7139/
Mboundjo7114/
Muhonjya7111/
Mbondjou712/
M'Bandja711/
Mboumnje711/
Mbondjey711/
Mbondjoh711/
Mbongnia711/
Muhonjja711/
Mbanjuoa711/
Mwanja6715,686/
Mbanza679,483/
Mbonge674,106/
Mbanje672,730/
Mbonye672,676/
Mbunji671,405/
Mbanya671,373/
Mbonzo671,346/
Mbogne671,199/
Mbanji671,152/
Mbunya67937/
Mbonyo67330/
Mbansa67193/
Mbunje67184/
Mbagna67155/
Mbonso67117/
Mbanjo67110/
Mbogno6768/
Mboundjou6755/
Mbanxa6739/
Mbanha6729/
Mbunia6722/
Mbunea6721/
Mbanea6721/
Mvunja6716/
Mwonya6710/
Mbunjo6710/
Mbenia677/
Mbania675/
Nbanja674/
Mbonhi674/
Mbenjo673/
Mwonjo673/
Muanja673/
Muonya673/
Mbonco673/
Nwonja672/
Mbonho672/
Mbonie672/
Nbonjo672/
Mbomha671/
Mbonyé671/
Mboungnia671/
Nbonsa671/
Nbonya671/
Mvonya671/
Mbanca671/
Mbunha671/
Muhonjiah671/

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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 Mbonja
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