Mambala Surname

148,634th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,974 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mambala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mambala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,1441:7,9851,197
DR Congo6981:105,84511,745
India351:21,916,154310,282
Zambia221:720,45126,729
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mambala (143) may also be a first name.

Mambala Last Name Facts

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

Mambala (Hindi: मंबला, Marathi: मंबला, Oriya: ମାାଲା) is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mambala? popularity and diffusion

It is the 148,634th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,450,419 people. The surname Mambala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mambala are found; 74 percent are found in Southern Africa and 74 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mambala is also the 772,378th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 143 people.

It is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 2,144 people, or 1 in 7,985. Beside Malawi this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 23 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Mambala Last Name Statistics demography

Mambala earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.13% less than the national average, earning R 149,400 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mambala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mambala in the Hindi language
मंबलाmambala-
Mambala in the Marathi language
मंबलाmambala-
Mambala in the Oriya language
ମାାଲାmaala54.55
ବାଜାbaja9.09
ଡଟିଲାdatila9.09
ଶବରsabara9.09
ଜାଗାରାjagara9.09
ଯାଗାରାyagara9.09

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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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  • 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 Mambala
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