Mbalala Surname
Approximately 207 people bear this surname
Mbalala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Tanzania | 56 | 1:945,386 | 44,615 |
| Zambia | 44 | 1:360,226 | 18,771 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mbalala (28) may also be a first name.
Mbalala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbalala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mbalala is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mbalala click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbalala? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,155,901st most commonly used last name globally, held by around 1 in 35,205,536 people. The last name Mbalala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Mbalala are found; 36 percent are found in Central Africa and 36 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 28 people.
This surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 985,061. Besides The DR Congo this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 27 percent live and Zambia, where 21 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbalalia | 93 | 2 | / |
| Mbalaala | 93 | 2 | / |
| Mbalale | 86 | 1,886 | / |
| Mwalala | 86 | 595 | / |
| Mbalela | 86 | 161 | / |
| Mbalola | 86 | 71 | / |
| Mualala | 86 | 34 | / |
| Mbalali | 86 | 30 | / |
| Mbelala | 86 | 9 | / |
| Mvalala | 86 | 6 | / |
| Mbalalo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbaloula | 80 | 1,657 | / |
| Mwalaila | 80 | 53 | / |
| M'Balola | 80 | 21 | / |
| Mboulala | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mbaluila | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mbalaleu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwailala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbailali | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwalaula | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mualaulau | 75 | 17 | / |
| Mwailaila | 75 | 17 | / |
| M'Baloula | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mwalaulau | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mballaleu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwalola | 71 | 184 | / |
| Mwalalo | 71 | 43 | / |
| Mbalelo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mbalolo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbolali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbaleelo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbailela | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muholala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwalaulo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbelaleu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbalelyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwajlala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbelalia | 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 Mbalala
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