Mbunya Surname
Approximately 937 people bear this surname
Mbunya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 460 | 1:45,150 | 5,937 |
| Kenya | 378 | 1:122,169 | 10,207 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mbunya (48) may also be a first name.
Mbunya Demographics
Mbunya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mbunya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbunya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mbunya occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbunya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mbunya is the 380,576th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,777,530 people. Mbunya occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbunya reside; 55 percent reside in Central Africa and 55 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 48 people.
The surname Mbunya is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 460 people, or 1 in 45,150. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 82 percent reside, Centre Region, where 10 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 4 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 40 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside.
Mbunya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Mbunya surname is principally 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbunyah | 92 | 17 | / |
| Mbounya | 92 | 9 | / |
| Mbonya | 83 | 284 | / |
| Mbunia | 83 | 22 | / |
| Mbunea | 83 | 21 | / |
| Mbunja | 83 | 6 | / |
| Mbunyo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mbunha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwunya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mvunya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbunjai | 77 | 258 | / |
| Mbungia | 77 | 192 | / |
| Mbougna | 77 | 145 | / |
| Mbounja | 77 | 67 | / |
| Muhonya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mbonyah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbunjah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbonyea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbungea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbeugna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbuña | 73 | 35 | / |
| Mbougnia | 71 | 98 | / |
| Muhonjya | 71 | 11 | / |
| Mbeungna | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbeunhoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbaugnia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbounjah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbonja | 67 | 392 | / |
| Mbonyo | 67 | 330 | / |
| Mbonia | 67 | 92 | / |
| Nwunya | 67 | 31 | / |
| Mvunja | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mbunjo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mwonya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nvunya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mvunyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nbonya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbugno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mboungnia | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mbunya
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