Mbuanya Surname

225,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,801 people bear this surname

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

Mbuanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbuanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,7991:41,0675,041
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Mbuanya (57) may also be a first name.

Mbuanya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbuanya is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbuanya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 225,618th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 4,046,389 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbuanya reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 100 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 57 people.

It is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,799 people, or 1 in 41,067. Aside from The DR Congo Mbuanya exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside and Spain, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'Buanya931/
Mbwanya86425/
Mpuanya86205/
Mbuania8642/
Mbuonya861/
Mbuanja861/
Mvuanya861/
Mpwanya71213/
Mvuania7121/
Mbwanja716/
Mpuania714/
Mbwanha712/
Mbwonya711/
Npuanya711/
Mpwania571/
Nvuania571/

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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 Mbuanya
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