Mbalama Surname
Approximately 744 people bear this surname
Mbalama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 417 | 1:38,009 | 3,800 |
| DR Congo | 192 | 1:384,789 | 33,038 |
| Tanzania | 116 | 1:456,393 | 31,870 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Mbalama (32) may also be a first name.
Mbalama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbalama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mbalama occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbalama? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mbalama is the 455,289th most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 9,795,089 people. The surname Mbalama is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbalama reside; 56 percent reside in Southern Africa and 56 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 32 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 417 people, or 1 in 38,009. In Zambia it is mostly found in: North-Western Province, where 70 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 20 percent live and Luapula Province, where 5 percent live. Outside of Zambia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 26 percent live and Tanzania, where 16 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbalamga | 93 | 4 | / |
| Mbalamma | 93 | 1 | / |
| M'Balama | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mbalame | 86 | 2,830 | / |
| Mbalami | 86 | 201 | / |
| Mbelama | 86 | 192 | / |
| Mbalamo | 86 | 98 | / |
| Mwalama | 86 | 44 | / |
| Mbolama | 86 | 22 | / |
| Mbalema | 86 | 13 | / |
| Mualama | 86 | 6 | / |
| Mvalama | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mbaloma | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mbalamy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbalamaaye | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mbalamoi | 80 | 48 | / |
| Mboulama | 80 | 46 | / |
| Mballoma | 80 | 26 | / |
| Mbaulame | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mbalouma | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mbailame | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbalamou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nbalamma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbalahami | 75 | 20 | / |
| Mbailamou | 75 | 1 | / |
| M'Ballema | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbelema | 71 | 1,681 | / |
| Mboloma | 71 | 1,079 | / |
| Mbolema | 71 | 58 | / |
| Nwalama | 71 | 16 | / |
| Mbelamo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mbalomo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mwaloma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mualhammad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbolami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbalomi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muolama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mboulamo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mboelema | 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 Mbalama
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