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 occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,812,366th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Mbya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbya reside; 91 percent reside in Central Africa and 73 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 3,461,511. In Cameroon Mbya is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 33 percent reside, East Region, where 33 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 36 percent reside and Kenya, where 9 percent reside.
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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