Mbya Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Mbya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Mbya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mbya is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Mbya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,812,366th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Mbya is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbya are found; 91 percent are found in Central Africa and 73 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Mbya is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 3,461,511. In Cameroon it is most common in: Centre Region, where 33 percent live, East Region, where 33 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 17 percent live. Other than Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 36 percent live and Kenya, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbyas | 89 | 5 | / |
| Mbyae | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mbyay | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mbuiya | 80 | 104 | / |
| Mbeuya | 80 | 45 | / |
| Mboiya | 80 | 34 | / |
| Mbuyea | 80 | 23 | / |
| Mbayia | 80 | 16 | / |
| Mbaiya | 80 | 14 | / |
| Mbaaya | 80 | 11 | / |
| Mboyia | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mbeiya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mbeyea | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mbuyia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbayea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbeyia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mboyea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbia | 75 | 12,355 | / |
| Mbea | 75 | 2,138 | / |
| Mbyo | 75 | 44 | / |
| Nbya | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mwya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mbja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mmbayia | 73 | 51 | / |
| Mbeyeah | 73 | 34 | / |
| Mbhuiya | 73 | 11 | / |
| M'Bayia | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mmbaiya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mbaheya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbeiyap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbeha | 67 | 838 | / |
| Mbiha | 67 | 568 | / |
| Mbeah | 67 | 492 | / |
| M'Bia | 67 | 402 | / |
| Mbija | 67 | 131 | / |
| Mbiah | 67 | 97 | / |
| M'Bea | 67 | 68 | / |
| Mbioa | 67 | 49 | / |
| Mbiad | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mbias | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mmbea | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mbiat | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mbiaa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nbyat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbe'a | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbyoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbgia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbiap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbeoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbjey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbyaa | 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 Mbya
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