Mbalaye Surname
Approximately 389 people bear this surname
Mbalaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 376 | 1:196,488 | 19,671 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
Mbalaye (29) may also be a first name.
Mbalaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbalaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mbalaye occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbalaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 741,235th most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 18,734,051 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbalaye reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mbalaye is also the 1,951,561st most widely held forename globally. It is borne by 29 people.
The last name Mbalaye is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 376 people, or 1 in 196,488. Other than The DR Congo this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 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 Mbalaye
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