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

Mbal (Arabic: ميبيل, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﺎﻝ, Hindi: एमबाल, Marathi: बाल) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mbal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 149,423rd most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,464,507 people. The surname Mbal occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbal reside; 79 percent reside in Central Africa and 79 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 637,340th most widely held given name internationally, held by 202 people.

The last name Mbal is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 2,333 people, or 1 in 31,667. Without taking into account The DR Congo Mbal exists in 10 countries. It is also found 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mbal
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