Mbalav Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Mbalav Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Mbalav (5) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbalev | 83 | 13 | / |
| Mbalaw | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mbalaf | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbalape | 77 | 14 | / |
| Mbalowa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mboulav | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mualap | 67 | 62 | / |
| Mualaf | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mualaw | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mwalab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mualab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mualov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbelev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mballow | 62 | 2,402 | / |
| Mwalape | 62 | 157 | / |
| Muhalov | 62 | 7 | / |
| Muallap | 62 | 3 | / |
| Muhalaw | 62 | 2 | / |
| Mwalova | 62 | 2 | / |
| Mwalowa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Muallaf | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mboulaw | 62 | 1 | / |
| Muhailov | 57 | 9 | / |
| Mwailaph | 57 | 5 | / |
| Muhalova | 57 | 5 | / |
| Mbaloupe | 57 | 1 | / |
| M'Ballow | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mouhallab | 53 | 9 | / |
| Mbolop | 50 | 2 | / |
| Mualob | 50 | 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 Mbalav
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis