Mbalah Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mbalah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbalah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mbalah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbalah is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbalah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mbalah is the 7,117,718th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbalah are found; 86 percent are found in Central Africa and 86 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Mbalah is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 20 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 20 percent reside and West Region, where 20 percent reside. Besides Cameroon it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 14 percent reside and Tanzania, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbalaha92376/
Mbalahe92142/
Mballah9213/
M'Balah922/
Mbalach921/
Mbaalah921/
Mbala9185,977/
Mbalahah861/
Mballa8326,361/
Mbalai83987/
Mbalia83789/
Mbaula83729/
Mbalay83534/
Mbalau83209/
M'Bala83131/
Mbalya83124/
Mbalea8362/
Mbaala8350/
Mbaila8321/
Mbatla8318/
Mmbala8317/
Mbhala836/
Mbalas835/
Mbaloa835/
Mbaela834/
Mbahla833/
Mbalaj833/
Mbalaa832/
Mbalat832/
Mbalaz831/
Mbolah831/
Mbalga831/
Mbalho831/
Mbalha831/
M'Balla77215/
Mbaalya7722/
Mboulah7712/
Mbatlia7710/
Mbailai779/
Mbolath779/
Mbahala775/
M'Balia775/
Mbollah774/
Mbhaula772/
Mbaloha771/
Mbaloch771/
Mbeulah771/
Mballai771/
Mballla771/
Mbaslay771/
Mbahloh771/
Mbhalat771/
Mbathla771/
Mbatlha771/
Mbaylaï771/
Mbola7316,937/
Mbela7316,173/
Mbalo739,222/
Mvala731,023/
Mboulaha712/
Mbasella711/
Mballo6747,359/
Mboula672,786/
Mbuila671,819/
Mbhalo67422/
Mboola67416/
Mbeula67164/
Mbolla67154/
Mboloh67132/
Mbelai67131/
Mbealo67110/
Mbalou67100/
Mbaulo6792/
Mboila6775/
Mbaleu6732/
Mbehla6728/
Mbolay6721/
Mbalio6720/
M'Balo6719/
Mbolaj6711/
Mbalyo677/
Mbohla677/
Mbolai676/
Mbhola675/
Mvalla674/
Mbeloh674/
Mbuola674/
Mmbela673/
Mboela672/
Mbaloo672/
Mbaylo672/
M'Bela672/
Mbaley672/
Mbalyoowa672/
M'Bola672/
Mbolho672/
Mbailo672/
Mbeila671/
Mbgola671/
Mbhela671/
Mbotla671/
Mbaloy671/
Mbeela671/
Mbelaa671/
Mbelay671/
Mbahlo671/
Mmpala671/
Mbaîlo671/

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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 Mbalah
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