Mbalame Surname

155,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,830 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mbalame Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbalame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,7971:6,121878
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mbalame (41) may also be a first name.

Mbalame Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbalame is found most frequently in Malawi. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Mbalame click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbalame? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mbalame is the 155,005th most frequently used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 2,575,105 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbalame are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most common first name globally. It is borne by 41 people.

This surname is most widespread in Malawi, where it is carried by 2,797 people, or 1 in 6,121. Outside of Malawi this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Mbalame Last Name Statistics demography

Mbalame earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.56% less than the national average, earning R 143,628 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbaulame934/
Mbailame931/
Mbalam9232/
Mbalama86744/
Mbalami86201/
Mualame86130/
Mbaleme8618/
Mbalgam8610/
Mbaalam869/
Mwalame864/
Mbalamy861/
Mbalamaaye821/
Mbalamoi8048/
Mwalamet801/
Mbaleeme801/
Mbaitlam801/
M'Baleme801/
Mbalamma801/
M'Balama801/
Mbalom7716/
Mbolam771/
Mbalahami7520/
Mbathlome751/
Muhalamie751/
Mboulamie751/
Mwalami711,082/
Mbeleme7150/
Mwalama7144/
Mualami7123/
Mbolama7122/
Mbalyom7111/
Mualama716/
Mvalama715/
Mbolome714/
Mbaloma713/
Mboulam712/
Mwalome712/
Mbaalom711/
Mbeulam711/
Mbolami711/
Mbalomi711/
Mboulama6746/
Mballoma6726/
Mbalouma673/
Mvaallam671/
Mwalomet671/
Nbalamma671/

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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 Mbalame
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