Mbabala Surname

394,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 895 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mbabala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbabala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4871:111,24813,382
DR Congo3831:192,89719,402
Tanzania171:3,114,21350,054
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
France11:66,422,722504,397

Mbabala (108) may also be a first name.

Mbabala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbabala occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mbabala click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbabala? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 394,524th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 8,142,509 people. Mbabala is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbabala are found; 55 percent are found in Southern Africa and 55 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mbabala is also the 904,892nd most numerous forename on earth, borne by 108 people.

The surname Mbabala is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 487 people, or 1 in 111,248. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 33 percent are found, Free State, where 22 percent are found and Gauteng, where 18 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 43 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.

Mbabala Last Name Statistics demography

Mbabala earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.64% less than the national average, earning R 107,796 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbabhala932/
Mbhabala931/
Mbawala8627,268/
Mbabali861,915/
Mbabela86292/
Muabala86192/
Mbavala86133/
Mwabala86121/
Mbabale8633/
Mbabalo869/
Mbobala861/
Mbebala861/
Mbabaali801,573/
Mbaabali809/
Mbawalla808/
Mbeballa802/
Mbaibela802/
Mbaboula801/
Mbaballi801/
Mbabaale801/
Mmbabale801/
Mbavhala801/
Mbaubaile751/
Mbobola711,170/
Mbobela71368/
Mwavala7186/
Mbobale7134/
Mbavale7131/
Muawala718/
Nwabala716/
Mvavala715/
Nbabale715/
Mbabolo712/
Mbavali712/
Mbobali711/
Mwabola711/
Mbowala711/
Mwaswala67206/
Mwavalla67140/
Mwaiwala679/
Nwajbala675/
Mwampala675/
Mwabolay674/
Nwabgala674/
Mboouala671/
Mbhobela671/
Mbhebela671/
N'Vabala671/
Mwaballahey671/
Mbampale671/
Mbobelai671/
Muhavala671/
Mbouvala671/

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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 Mbabala
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