Mbala Surname
Approximately 85,977 people bear this surname
Mbala Surname Definition:
Mbala is a surname of the Bemba / Luba-Lunda tribe, meaning: the royal kitchen.
Mbala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 52,620 | 1:1,404 | 126 |
| Cameroon | 12,245 | 1:1,696 | 159 |
| Angola | 10,648 | 1:2,535 | 421 |
| Tanzania | 3,460 | 1:15,301 | 1,980 |
| Kenya | 1,110 | 1:41,604 | 4,354 |
| Congo | 978 | 1:5,101 | 817 |
| Zambia | 840 | 1:18,869 | 2,110 |
| South Africa | 782 | 1:69,281 | 8,641 |
| Togo | 630 | 1:11,504 | 2,968 |
| Namibia | 600 | 1:4,016 | 735 |
| France | 532 | 1:124,855 | 18,975 |
| Gabon | 354 | 1:5,337 | 981 |
| Uganda | 248 | 1:157,416 | 13,734 |
| Belgium | 168 | 1:68,432 | 10,932 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Nigeria | 128 | 1:1,383,928 | 53,929 |
| Indonesia | 93 | 1:1,422,034 | 96,891 |
| England | 92 | 1:605,631 | 36,119 |
| Zimbabwe | 71 | 1:217,440 | 24,563 |
| United States | 45 | 1:8,054,643 | 356,745 |
| Brazil | 36 | 1:5,946,509 | 145,792 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
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.
Mbala is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: bushbuck.
Mbala is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: termite.
Mbala Demographics
Average Mbala Salary in
United States
$51,517 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mbala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mbala (Arabic: مبالا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﺎﻻ, Hindi: म्बला, Oriya: ଳା, Russian: Мбала) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mbala.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbala? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mbala is the 6,570th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 84,762 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbala live; 77 percent live in Central Africa and 76 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 120,991st most widespread given name world-wide. It is borne by 3,454 people.
The surname Mbala is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 52,620 people, or 1 in 1,404. Barring The DR Congo Mbala 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 devotion of those carrying the Mbala surname is principally 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
Mbala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mbala in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﺒﺎﻻ | ambala | - |
| Mbala in the Hindi language | ||
| म्बला | mbala | 66.67 |
| म्बाला | mbala | 33.33 |
| Mbala in the Oriya language | ||
| ଳା | la | 50 |
| ଲା | la | 50 |
| Mbala in the Russian language | ||
| Мбала | mbala | - |
| Mbala in the Arabic language | ||
| مبالا | mbala | - |
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