Mbalawe Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mbalawe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbalawe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mbalawe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbalawe is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbalawe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,333,288th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbalawe are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 164 people, or 1 in 450,485. Outside of The DR Congo it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

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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 Mbalawe
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