Mbotya Surname

902,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 296 people bear this surname

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

Mbotya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbotya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2191:247,38725,203
Kenya731:632,60128,796
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mbotya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbotya is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbotya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mbotya is the 902,012th most common family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 24,620,088 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbotya are found; 74 percent are found in Southern Africa and 74 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 219 people, or 1 in 247,387. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 86 percent are found, Western Cape, where 8 percent are found and Gauteng, where 3 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 25 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Mbotya Last Name Statistics demography

Mbotya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.26% less than the national average, earning R 101,556 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbothya921/
Mbatya831,095/
Mbotea8327/
Mbutya8312/
Mbotia8311/
Mbotyo839/
Mbuthya7739/
Mbautya7711/
Mbothyo774/
Mboitia771/
Mbatyaa771/
Mbatyaha711/
Mbatia675,481/
Mvotyo67139/
Mbutia67125/
Mbatyo6725/
Mbatea6722/
Mbutyo672/
Nbutya671/
Nbatya671/
Mbutea671/
Mbotio671/
Mbouchtia671/
Mbuthia6218,987/
Mbaatyo6231/
Mbatiah6211/
Mbathia625/
Mbatjoa624/
Mboutio623/
Mbatyoo623/
Mbutiha621/
Mbhatia621/
Mbeutia621/
Mbuttia621/
Mbatyot621/
Mbatyo'o578/
Mbuthiah572/
Mbuteo504/
Nvotyo501/
Mbatio501/

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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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  • 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 Mbotya
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