Mbwa Surname
Approximately 1,169 people bear this surname
Mbwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,115 | 1:66,260 | 7,815 |
| Cameroon | 50 | 1:415,381 | 35,427 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mbwa (28) may also be a first name.
Mbwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mbwa occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbwa? popularity and diffusion
Mbwa is the 319,816th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 6,234,000 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbwa live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 28 people.
It is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,115 people, or 1 in 66,260. Aside from The DR Congo this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 4 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbwau | 89 | 139 | / |
| Mbwaz | 89 | 27 | / |
| Mbwai | 89 | 11 | / |
| Mbwah | 89 | 6 | / |
| Mbway | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mmbwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mbwea | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mbwua | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mbwaa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mbweha | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mbwa'a | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mbwahe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbwaai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbwaja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbwoha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbwaap | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbua | 75 | 6,449 | / |
| Mbwe | 75 | 477 | / |
| Mbwi | 75 | 391 | / |
| Mpwa | 75 | 210 | / |
| Nbwa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mbba | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mvwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mbva | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbwj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mvba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbwo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mmbweha | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mbehewa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mbwiz | 67 | 62 | / |
| Mbwii | 67 | 56 | / |
| Mbuat | 67 | 44 | / |
| Mbwey | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mbwit | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mbweh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mbwep | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mbuas | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mbwei | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mpwai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbwiy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbwee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mpwaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbwet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbuay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbuea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbbah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmbua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbuaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbway | 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
- 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 Mbwa
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