Mambela Surname

340,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,079 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Gabon

Mambela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mambela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5401:136,81414,550
Gabon2531:7,4671,394
Indonesia2501:528,99742,886
Congo191:262,5848,646
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mambela (70) may also be a first name.

Mambela Last Name Facts

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

Mambela occurs most in The DR Congo. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mambela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 340,606th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 6,753,981 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Mambela are found; 75 percent are found in Central Africa and 75 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,162,016th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 70 people.

The last name Mambela is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 540 people, or 1 in 136,814. Outside of The DR Congo this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Gabon, where 23 percent live and Indonesia, where 23 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maimbela9349/
Mambiela9323/
Mambelya9310/
Mambelea934/
Maumbela933/
Maembela932/
Mambeula931/
Mgambela931/
Matembela88296/
Mambhehla881/
Matimbela881/
Masimbela881/
Mambala862,974/
Mombela862,442/
Mambele861,926/
Mambila861,020/
Mambola86246/
Membela86152/
Mambelo86118/
Mambeli8698/
Mambely867/
Mamwela864/
Mamuela862/
Manbela861/
Mgombela801,001/
Mombiela80463/
Mhombela80407/
Mambayla80270/
Membiela80255/
Mambolea8069/
Mambuila8041/
Maambele8021/
Manmbele8012/
Moumbela8012/
Mambelet809/
Maimbelo807/
Meambele804/
Mambolia804/
Mgambeli804/
Mambhala802/
Moombela802/
Maumbelo802/
Mambhele802/
Mambilia802/
Mambaala801/
Mambalai801/
Maambila801/
Maembelo801/
Mamnbele801/
Mambhola801/
Mambiele801/
Mambilay801/
Mambiola801/
Mambolau801/
Mambaila801/
Mambalia801/
Mambelis801/
Membelah801/
Membelia801/
Mgambele801/
Mahambaehla782/
Mahambelaha781/
Matembele751,166/
Masembele75193/
Masembila7568/
Matembelo7536/
Matembila7534/
Mamballah754/
Motembela754/
Matimbila752/
Masimbila751/
Matinbela751/
Manuela718,860/
Mombila712,478/
Mombele711,566/
Mambili711,450/
Mombala71832/
Manbala71563/
Mambolo71441/
Mombola71320/
Mambile71204/
Mambalo71204/
Mombelo71186/
Mombeli71172/
Membila71162/
Membala7167/
Manwela7164/
Membola7141/
Massembele7133/
Mambilo7124/
Manbeli715/
Manbele714/
Manvela712/
Monbela712/
Membelo712/
Mamvila712/
Manbila712/
Machembele711/
Machembelo711/
Manbely711/
Momwela711/
Mamwila711/
Machimbila711/
Mgombele671,233/
Mombilia67265/
Moumbele67190/
Mambollo67179/
Mombelet67176/
Muimbila6796/
Moumbelo6788/
Mgombelo6776/
Mgombeli6775/
Moombola6748/
Moumbila6737/
Mamboley6721/
Moumbala6716/
Mombiola677/
Maambilo677/
Moumbeli675/
Mgambili674/
Maambili674/
Mhembelo673/
Manvella673/
Mambalou673/
Manbhola672/
Maumbile672/
Manouela672/
Momballa672/
Mombolla672/
Maimbolo672/
Monbiela672/
Mmambolo672/
Manvelya671/
Maumbalo671/
Manbalah671/
Manbeilo671/
Manwiela671/
Mambailo671/
Maymbolo671/
Mombeler671/
Mombolia671/
Muombelo671/
Membalay671/
Moumbely671/
Mounbela671/
Maïmbolo671/
Manuelas670/

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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 Mambela
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