Mbwai Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Mbwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
Mbwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mbwai is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mbwai.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbwai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,812,366th most common family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. Mbwai occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbwai reside; 55 percent reside in Central Africa and 55 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 3,461,511. In Cameroon Mbwai is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 67 percent live and Southwest Region, where 33 percent live. Barring Cameroon it is found in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 45 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbwayi | 91 | 18 | / |
| Mbwaji | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbwaai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbwa | 89 | 1,169 | / |
| Mbwi | 89 | 391 | / |
| Mbwau | 80 | 139 | / |
| Mbwiz | 80 | 62 | / |
| Mbwii | 80 | 56 | / |
| Mbwaz | 80 | 27 | / |
| Mbwit | 80 | 21 | / |
| Mbwah | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mbwei | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mbwiy | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mpwai | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mbway | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mbwaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbwua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbwea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mmbwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbwaya | 73 | 3,482 | / |
| Mbwiya | 73 | 485 | / |
| Mbuayi | 73 | 315 | / |
| Mpwaji | 73 | 210 | / |
| Mbwayu | 73 | 205 | / |
| Mbwaye | 73 | 176 | / |
| Mbweya | 73 | 81 | / |
| Mbwija | 73 | 75 | / |
| Mbwayo | 73 | 74 | / |
| Mbweja | 73 | 34 | / |
| Mbweji | 73 | 21 | / |
| Mbuaji | 73 | 21 | / |
| Mpwayi | 73 | 12 | / |
| Mbwaje | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mbwihe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbwa'a | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbweha | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbwaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbweyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbwiji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbwish | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbwaap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbwahe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbwoha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbwiye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbui | 67 | 9,130 | / |
| Mbua | 67 | 6,449 | / |
| Mbwe | 67 | 477 | / |
| Mpwa | 67 | 210 | / |
| Mfwa | 67 | 130 | / |
| Mmbweha | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mpwi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mbwijii | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mbehewa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nbwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mmbwaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mvwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbwj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbwajah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbwijia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbwijya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphwayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Mbwii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvba | 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 Mbwai
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