Mbwaye Surname
Approximately 176 people bear this surname
Mbwaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 152 | 1:136,639 | 15,295 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mbwaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbwaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mbwaye has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mbwaye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbwaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,290,735th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. The last name Mbwaye is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbwaye reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 152 people, or 1 in 136,639. In Cameroon Mbwaye is mostly found in: Southwest Region, where 83 percent are found, Centre Region, where 11 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 7 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbway | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mbwaya | 83 | 3,482 | / |
| Mbwayu | 83 | 205 | / |
| Mbwayo | 83 | 74 | / |
| Mbwayi | 83 | 18 | / |
| Mbwaje | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mbwiye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbuaye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mmbwaya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mbuayie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbwau | 73 | 139 | / |
| Mbwey | 73 | 27 | / |
| Mbwai | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mbwei | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mbweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbuay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nbway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbuaya | 67 | 3,546 | / |
| Mbwiya | 67 | 485 | / |
| Mbuayi | 67 | 315 | / |
| Mbweya | 67 | 81 | / |
| Mbwija | 67 | 75 | / |
| Mbweja | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mbweji | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mpwayi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mbuoye | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mbwa'a | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbweha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mpwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbueye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbuayu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbwoyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbwoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbweyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbwaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbwaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbwaai | 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 Mbwaye
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