Mbagala Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mbagala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbagala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2221:238,47619,490
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Mbagala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbagala occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbagala? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mbagala is the 1,088,856th most numerous family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 32,245,778 people. Mbagala occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbagala are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 222 people, or 1 in 238,476. In Tanzania Mbagala is primarily concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 34 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 29 percent live and Pwani Region, where 28 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbangala936,490/
Mbagalla935/
Mwagala863,891/
Mbagale86376/
Mbagalo86170/
Muagala8638/
Mbagali863/
Mbegala862/
Muangala8018,380/
Mbangali80196/
Mbangale8058/
Muhagala8041/
Mbangola8013/
Mwagalla806/
Mvangala804/
Mbongala804/
Mwaagala801/
Mbagallo801/
M'Bagale801/
Mwaghala801/
Mbangoula756/
M'Mbagale754/
Muangalay751/
Mwanhgala751/
Mwanghala751/
Mwangalya751/
Muangalla751/
Mbangalou751/
Mwangaala751/
Mwangaula751/
Mbogela716,009/
Mbegalo71897/
Nwagala71148/
Mbogola7168/
Mvagale711/
Nbagale711/
Mwagola711/
Mbongola67238/
Mbangolo67187/
Mwangola67167/
Mbongalo67144/
Mwagoula6730/
Mwangalo6719/
Nwangala6711/
Mbogelah6710/
Muoghala675/
Mbongale673/
Nwaghala673/
Mbegallo673/
Nbangali671/
Mbagoloi671/

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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 Mbagala
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