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
Mbalawa has its highest incidence in The Congo. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbalawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 973,426th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 27,396,789 people. The surname Mbalawa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbalawa reside; 71 percent reside in Central Africa and 71 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The Congo, where it is held by 149 people, or 1 in 33,484. In The Congo it is mostly concentrated in: Brazzaville Department, where 93 percent reside, Cuvette-Ouest Department, where 6 percent reside and Plateaux Department, where 1 percent reside. Besides The Congo this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found 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
- 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 Mbalawa
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