Mbalapi Surname

858,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mbalapi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbalapi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3161:167,53714,797
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mbalapi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbalapi is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mbalapi.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbalapi? popularity and diffusion

Mbalapi is the 858,879th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 22,989,104 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbalapi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 316 people, or 1 in 167,537. In Tanzania Mbalapi is most frequent in: Mtwara Region, where 74 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 22 percent reside and Lindi Region, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbalapa8662/
Mbalape8614/
Mwalape71157/
Mualapa7116/
Mbelape711/
Mbelepi711/
Mbelapay6727/
Mbaloupe671/
Mbelapey671/
Mbelepe57296/
Mbelepey5321/
Mboleepe531/
Nuallape531/
M'Belepey501/

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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 Mbalapi
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