Mbunyani Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mbunyani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mbunyani Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mbunyani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbunyani occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mbunyani.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbunyani? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbunyani live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Mbunyani is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 100 percent live. Outside of Tanzania it exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbunyane8834/
Mbonyani8814/
Mbunjani885/
Mbunyana885/
Mbunjana75715/
Mbonyana75594/
Mbonjani75208/
Mbonyane7589/
Mbunjane7517/
Mvunyane7514/
Nbunyana751/
Mbunyonyo711/
Mbhunjana711/
Mbonjana6385/
Mbonjane6315/
Mvunjana632/
Nbonyana631/
Mvonyana631/
Mwonyonyi597/
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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 Mbunyani
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis