Mbunwe Surname

249,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,593 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mbunwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbunwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,5781:13,1621,796
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mbunwe (35) may also be a first name.

Mbunwe Last Name Facts

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

Mbunwe is most common in Cameroon. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbunwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mbunwe is the 249,252nd most widespread last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,574,731 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbunwe reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mbunwe is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 35 people.

The last name is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,578 people, or 1 in 13,162. In Cameroon it is most common in: Northwest Region, where 64 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 11 percent are found and Centre Region, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Mbunwe Last Name Statistics demography

Mbunwe earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 60.93% more than the national average, earning $69,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbounwe929/
Mbuinwe922/
Mbunwie921/
Mbonwe8324/
Mbunue8322/
Mbumwe833/
Mbunwa831/
Mbunbe831/
Nbunwe831/
Mbuimwe7756/
Mbuhnwi776/
Mbonnwe771/
Mbunueh771/
Mbounue771/
Mbumbe67694/
Mbonwa67566/
Mbunui6762/
Mbonwi6734/
Mbonve6727/
Nbunwi671/
Mbonue671/
Mbunbi671/

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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 Mbunwe
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