Mbalanya Surname

1,073,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mbalanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mbalanya 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
Kenya2261:204,33614,774
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mbalanya (10) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mbalanya Demographics

Mbalanya Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 5 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Mbalanya Last Name Facts

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

Mbalanya is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mbalanya.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbalanya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,073,555th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 31,547,818 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbalanya are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held given name in the world, borne by 10 people.

The last name Mbalanya is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 226 people, or 1 in 204,336. In Kenya Mbalanya is most prevalent in: Vihiga County, where 60 percent live, Nairobi County, where 36 percent live and Kakamega County, where 2 percent live. Outside of Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Mbalanya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mbalanya surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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
Mbalanyo8827/
Mbolanya881/
Mwalonya75254/
Mbolanyo75212/
Mwalania752/
Mbolonya751/
Mbolonyo631/
Mwalonyo631/
Mwalogno501/
Mbolonjo501/
Nwalonyo501/
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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 Mbalanya
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