Mbalaha Surname
Approximately 376 people bear this surname
Mbalaha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 375 | 1:472,381 | 23,815 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Mbalaha (171) may also be a first name.
Mbalaha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbalaha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mbalaha is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbalaha? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mbalaha is the 760,012th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 19,381,771 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbalaha reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mbalaha is also the 698,971st most frequently held forename throughout the world, held by 171 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 375 people, or 1 in 472,381. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 93 percent live, Nasarawa, where 3 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbalahah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mbalah | 92 | 7 | / |
| Mbalaa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mbalha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mbalahe | 86 | 142 | / |
| Mballah | 86 | 13 | / |
| M'Balah | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mbaalah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbatlha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbalach | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbaloha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbala | 83 | 85,977 | / |
| Mboulaha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mballa | 77 | 26,361 | / |
| Mbalai | 77 | 987 | / |
| Mbalia | 77 | 789 | / |
| Mbaula | 77 | 729 | / |
| Mbalay | 77 | 534 | / |
| Mbalau | 77 | 209 | / |
| M'Bala | 77 | 131 | / |
| Mbalya | 77 | 124 | / |
| Mbalea | 77 | 62 | / |
| Mbaala | 77 | 50 | / |
| Mbaila | 77 | 21 | / |
| Mbatla | 77 | 18 | / |
| Mmbala | 77 | 17 | / |
| Mbhala | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mbaloa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mbalas | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mbaela | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mbahla | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mbalaj | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mbalat | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mbalho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbalga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbelaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbolah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbalaz | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Balla | 71 | 215 | / |
| Mbaalya | 71 | 22 | / |
| Mboulah | 71 | 12 | / |
| Mbatlia | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mbailai | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mbolath | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mbahala | 71 | 5 | / |
| M'Balia | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mbollah | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mbhaula | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbaloch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbaslay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbeulah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mballai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbaylaï | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbathla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbhalat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbahloh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mballla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbola | 67 | 16,937 | / |
| Mbela | 67 | 16,173 | / |
| Mbalo | 67 | 9,222 | / |
| Mvala | 67 | 1,023 | / |
| Mbasella | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Mbalaha
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