Mbalamu Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mbalamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mbalamu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mbalamu Last Name Facts

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

Mbalamu occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mbalamu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbalamu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mbalamu is the 3,665,662nd most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbalamu reside; 93 percent reside in Central Africa and 93 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Mbalamu is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Excluding The DR Congo it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 3 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mballamu931/
Mbalamou931/
Mbailamou881/
Mwalamu869/
Mbelamu861/
Muhalamu801/
Mbelemu7144/
Nwalaimu671/
Mbelemou671/
Mboyloumou591/
Mvoulamouyi561/
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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 Mbalamu
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