Mbalawa Surname
Approximately 266 people bear this surname
Mbalawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 149 | 1:33,484 | 3,295 |
| Tanzania | 74 | 1:715,427 | 40,832 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Mbalawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbalawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mbalawa is held by more people in The Congo than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbalawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mbalawa is the 973,426th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 27,396,789 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbalawa are found; 71 percent are found in Central Africa and 71 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
Mbalawa is most commonly occurring in The Congo, where it is held by 149 people, or 1 in 33,484. In The Congo Mbalawa is primarily found in: Brazzaville Department, where 93 percent reside, Cuvette-Ouest Department, where 6 percent reside and Plateaux Department, where 1 percent reside. Outside of The Congo it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 28 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbalaswa | 93 | 69 | / |
| Mbalawe | 86 | 168 | / |
| Mbalawo | 86 | 117 | / |
| Mbalaba | 86 | 62 | / |
| Mbolawa | 86 | 35 | / |
| Mbalowa | 86 | 6 | / |
| Mbalewa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mbalava | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbalabai | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mbalyowa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbalyawo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbalaave | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbailaave | 75 | 21 | / |
| Mbelewa | 71 | 263 | / |
| Mbalabo | 71 | 50 | / |
| Mbalowi | 71 | 18 | / |
| Mbolowa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mbalabe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbolewa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbaloba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbolawo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbalave | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbalabou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbailabe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbalabee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbolowai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbailave | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaalave | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbalyowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mballowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbailaver | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mbgoulouwa | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mbolowe | 57 | 67 | / |
| Mbolabi | 57 | 55 | / |
| Mbolabo | 57 | 4 | / |
| Mbelewo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mboulabe | 53 | 8 | / |
| Mboulewo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mbolouwe | 53 | 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
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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 Mbalawa
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