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 surname Mbalay occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbalay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 585,898th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 13,647,090 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbalay are found; 69 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 366 people, or 1 in 144,649. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dodoma Region, where 99 percent live, Pwani Region, where 1 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 0 percent live. Not including Tanzania it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 31 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
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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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