Mbal Surname

149,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,957 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Chad

Mbal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,3331:31,6673,945
Chad5781:23,5162,818
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Senegal61:2,429,8904,996
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mbal (202) may also be a first name.

Mbal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbal (Arabic: ميبيل, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﺎﻝ, Hindi: एमबाल, Marathi: बाल) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mbal.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbal? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 149,423rd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,464,507 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbal reside; 79 percent reside in Central Africa and 79 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mbal is also the 637,340th most frequently held given name world-wide, borne by 202 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 2,333 people, or 1 in 31,667. Other than The DR Congo this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 20 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbale8936,615/
Mbaal8944/
M'Bal8913/
Mball898/
Mbeal895/
Mbail894/
Mbaul894/
Mbhal891/
Mbaule802,467/
Mbaale80309/
Mballe80300/
Mbaile80165/
M'Bale8093/
Mbatel8022/
Mbhale8012/
Mbahul807/
Mbasil805/
M'Ball802/
Mbeale801/
Mbacil801/
Mmbale801/
Mbhail801/
Mbalhe801/
Mual75685/
Mbol75174/
Mwal7596/
Nbal7521/
Mval752/
M'Balle73372/
Møballe7322/
Mbaille7317/
Mba'ale7316/
Mbalowa736/
Mbaitel736/
Mbaitil734/
Mbaïtel731/
M'Mbale731/
Mwale67314,945/
Mbole679,328/
Muale67369/
Mboul67142/
Mvale6748/
Mbeul6736/
Nbale6715/
Nbail679/
Mhwal672/
Mwall672/
Mualh672/
Muall672/
M'Bol671/
Mwahl671/
Muaal671/
Mualt671/
Muahl671/
Mbeil671/
Mwail671/
Mweal671/
Mwalh671/

Mbal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mbal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺒﺎﻝambal-
Mbal in the Hindi language
एमबालemabala-
Mbal in the Marathi language
बालbala-
Mbal in the Arabic language
ميبيلmybyl-

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Footnotes

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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 Mbal
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