Mbunya Surname

380,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 937 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mbunya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbunya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4601:45,1505,937
Kenya3781:122,16910,207
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Botswana171:128,64318,229
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
England41:13,929,515290,718
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mbunya (48) may also be a first name.

Mbunya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbunya is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mbunya.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbunya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 380,576th most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 7,777,530 people. The surname Mbunya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbunya live; 55 percent live in Central Africa and 55 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 48 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 460 people, or 1 in 45,150. In Cameroon Mbunya is primarily found in: Southwest Region, where 82 percent are found, Centre Region, where 10 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon it occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 40 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.

Mbunya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mbunya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 88.5% less than the national average, earning R 27,336 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbunyah9217/
Mbounya929/
Mbonya83284/
Mbunia8322/
Mbunea8321/
Mbunja836/
Mbunyo833/
Mbunha831/
Mwunya831/
Mvunya831/
Mbunjai77258/
Mbungia77192/
Mbougna77145/
Mbounja7767/
Muhonya772/
Mbonyah771/
Mbunjah771/
Mbonyea771/
Mbungea771/
Mbeugna771/
Mbuña7335/
Mbougnia7198/
Muhonjya7111/
Mbeungna712/
Mbeunhoy711/
Mbaugnia711/
Mbounjah711/
Mbonja67392/
Mbonyo67330/
Mbonia6792/
Nwunya6731/
Mvunja6716/
Mbunjo6710/
Mwonya6710/
Nvunya675/
Mvunyo672/
Nbonya671/
Mbugno671/
Mboungnia671/

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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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  • 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 Mbunya
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