Bambalu Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bambalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bambalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Bambalu (15) may also be a first name.

Bambalu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bambalu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Bambalu (Hindi: बंबलू) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bambalu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Bambalu occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Bambalu live; 78 percent live in Central Africa and 78 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Bambalu is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 15 people.

The last name Bambalu is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Other than The DR Congo this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 19 percent live and Tanzania, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bambalau9328/
Wambalu8663/
Bambolu869/
Bambelu865/
Bombalu861/
Bambelou8052/
Wambaliu802/
Wambaalu801/
Wambaliau7557/
Bamboulou7529/
Bahambelu7517/
Bombolu71176/
Wamwalu711/
Bombelu711/
Bembolu711/
Banbelou671/
Boumboulou592/
Vombolu574/
Wombolu571/
Wahamboulou561/
Vonbalou5337/
Mpombolu531/

Bambalu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bambalu in the Hindi language
बंबलूbambalu-

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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 Bambalu
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