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
Mbalaha is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbalaha? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 760,012th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,381,771 people. Mbalaha occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbalaha live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mbalaha is also the 698,971st most commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 171 people.
The last name Mbalaha is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 375 people, or 1 in 472,381. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 93 percent live, Nasarawa, where 3 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent live. Not including Nigeria it occurs 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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