Mbala Surname

6,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85,977 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mbala Surname Definition:

Mbala is a surname of the Bemba / Luba-Lunda tribe, meaning: the royal kitchen.

Mbala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo52,6201:1,404126
Cameroon12,2451:1,696159
Angola10,6481:2,535421
Tanzania3,4601:15,3011,980
Kenya1,1101:41,6044,354
Congo9781:5,101817
Zambia8401:18,8692,110
South Africa7821:69,2818,641
Togo6301:11,5042,968
Namibia6001:4,016735
France5321:124,85518,975
Gabon3541:5,337981
Uganda2481:157,41613,734
Belgium1681:68,43210,932
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Nigeria1281:1,383,92853,929
Indonesia931:1,422,03496,891
England921:605,63136,119
Zimbabwe711:217,44024,563
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
India271:28,409,829361,298
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
China21:683,660,78330,601
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349

Mbala (3,454) may also be a first name.

Mbala Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mbala is a surname of the Bemba / Luba-Lunda tribe, meaning: the royal kitchen.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mbala is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: bushbuck.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mbala is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: termite.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mbala Last Name Facts

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

Mbala (Arabic: مبالا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﺎﻻ, Hindi: म्बला, Oriya: ଳା, Russian: Мбала) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbala? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,570th most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 84,762 people. Mbala is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbala are found; 77 percent are found in Central Africa and 76 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mbala is also the 120,991st most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 3,454 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 52,620 people, or 1 in 1,404. Excluding The DR Congo it occurs in 57 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 14 percent reside and Angola, where 12 percent reside.

Mbala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Mbala earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 43.27% less than the national average, earning R 134,808 per year; in United States they earn 19.39% more than the national average, earning $51,517 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.61% less than the national average, earning $34,473 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mballa9126,361/
Mbalai91987/
Mbalia91789/
Mbaula91729/
Mbalay91534/
Mbalau91209/
M'Bala91131/
Mbalya91124/
Mbalea9162/
Mbaala9150/
Mbaila9121/
Mbatla9118/
Mmbala9117/
Mbalah917/
Mbhala916/
Mbalas915/
Mbaloa915/
Mbaela914/
Mbahla913/
Mbalaj913/
Mbalaa912/
Mbalat912/
Mbalaz911/
Nmbala911/
Mbalga911/
Mbalha911/
Mbalaya83393/
Mbalaha83376/
M'Balla83215/
Mbalahe83142/
Mbaalya8322/
Mbalaja8317/
Mballah8313/
Mbatlia8310/
Mbailai839/
Mbahala835/
M'Balia835/
M'Balah832/
Mbhaula832/
Mbaloha831/
Mbalach831/
Mballai831/
Mballla831/
Mbaslay831/
Mbaleha831/
Mbaluha831/
Mbhalat831/
Mbathla831/
Mbatlha831/
Mbaylaï831/
Mbaalah831/
Mbale8036,615/
Mbola8016,937/
Mbela8016,173/
Mwala8015,665/
Mbali8014,814/
Mbalo809,222/
Muala804,790/
Mvala801,023/
Nbala8017/
Mbaly8015/
Mbasella771/
Mbalahah771/
Mballo7347,359/
Mboula732,786/
Mbaule732,467/
Mbuila731,819/
Mwaala731,597/
Mwaila73647/
Mualia73579/
Mualla73577/
Mwaula73459/
Mwahla73440/
Mbhalo73422/
Mboola73416/
Mmwala73366/
Mbaale73309/
Mballe73300/
Mwalla73223/
Mbaile73165/
Mbeula73164/
Mbolla73154/
Mbelai73131/
Mbhali73124/
Mbealo73110/
Mbalou73100/
Mualat7398/
Mmbali7397/
M'Bale7393/
Mbaulo7392/
Mboila7375/
Mwalaa7371/
Mualap7362/
Mualas7346/
Mbalie7336/
Mbaleu7332/
Mbehla7328/
Mwalea7327/
Mbauli7324/
Mualay7324/
Mbolay7321/
Mbalio7320/
M'Balo7319/
Mbaali7316/
Mbally7316/
Mwalia7316/
M'Bali7314/
Mballi7314/
Mbhale7312/
Mwalai7312/
Mbahle7311/
Mbolaj7311/
Mbalyi739/
Mbalyo737/
Mualad737/
Mbohla737/
Mbolai736/
Mbaili735/
Mbhola735/
Muasla734/
Mvalla734/
Mwalah734/
Mbuola734/
Nballa734/
Mualaa733/
Mmbela733/
Muaala733/
Mualai733/
Mwalau732/
Mboela732/
Mbaloo732/
Mbaylo732/
M'Bela732/
Mbaley732/
Mwayla732/
M'Bola732/
Mbailo732/
Mbalee732/
Mbahli732/
Mbales731/
Mbeale731/
Mbeila731/
Mwalha731/
Nbalya731/
M'Wala731/
Mbgola731/
Mbhela731/
Mbotla731/
Mbolah731/
Mbalhe731/
Mbalhi731/
Mbalho731/
Mbalii731/
Mbalip731/
Mbaliy731/
Mballè731/
Mbaloy731/
Mbeela731/
Mbelaa731/
Mbelay731/
Mwalay731/
N'Bala731/
Mwalad731/
Mwgala731/
Mbahlo731/
Mbatli731/
Mbeali731/
Mmpala731/
Mmbale731/
Mbaîlo731/
Mbalyoowa712/
M'Boola67418/
M'Mwala67392/
M'Balle67372/
M'Ballo67234/
Mouhala67175/
Mwahala67134/
M'Boula6783/
Mwahula6770/
Mboulai6759/
Mboulla6756/
M'Buila6734/
Møballe6722/
Mimpala6721/
M'Mbela6721/
Muhalya6719/
Mbaille6717/
Mwallah6716/
Mba'ale6716/
Mballey6714/
Mballos6713/
Mboulah6712/
Mballou6711/
M'Ballé6711/
Muallla6710/
Mboulay6710/
Mbolath679/
Muaalla678/
M'Mbali676/
M'Baley675/
Mbehlai675/
Mbollah674/
Mbaalio674/
Mboulas673/
M'Balou673/
Muallap673/
Mbouhla673/
Mballlo672/
Nbalaha672/
Mballeh672/
Mhwahla672/
M'Baslé671/
Minpala671/
Mualyah671/
Mmvalya671/
Mmballo671/
Mwaalaa671/
Mbaloch671/
M'Mbale671/
Mbeulah671/
Mbhehla671/
Mbotlay671/
Mbolaya671/
Mbailly671/
Mbalgoi671/
Mbahloh671/
Muaylah671/
Muaylla671/
Muhayla671/
Nempala671/
Mwalaha671/
Mbeulla671/
Mbalood671/
Mwailah671/
Mwallau671/
Nbhatla671/
Mballie671/
Muallas670/

Mbala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mbala in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺒﺎﻻambala-
Mbala in the Hindi language
म्बलाmbala66.67
म्बालाmbala33.33
Mbala in the Oriya language
ଳାla50
ଲାla50
Mbala in the Russian language
Мбалаmbala-
Mbala in the Arabic language
مبالاmbala-

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