Mbalay Surname
Approximately 534 people bear this surname
Mbalay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 366 | 1:144,649 | 13,219 |
| DR Congo | 164 | 1:450,485 | 36,956 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mbalay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbalay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mbalay is most common in Tanzania. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbalay? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 585,898th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 13,647,090 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbalay reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 366 people, or 1 in 144,649. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dodoma Region, where 99 percent are found, Pwani Region, where 1 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 0 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 31 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Mbalay
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