Mbale Surname
Approximately 36,615 people bear this surname
Mbale Surname Definition:
Mbale is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: plate.
Mbale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 18,743 | 1:913 | 73 |
| Zambia | 7,722 | 1:2,053 | 287 |
| DR Congo | 6,690 | 1:11,043 | 1,370 |
| Tanzania | 1,753 | 1:30,201 | 3,598 |
| Uganda | 635 | 1:61,479 | 7,088 |
| Cameroon | 471 | 1:44,096 | 5,810 |
| South Africa | 203 | 1:266,885 | 26,661 |
| Indonesia | 143 | 1:924,820 | 68,783 |
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| Zimbabwe | 36 | 1:428,840 | 37,622 |
| Kenya | 33 | 1:1,399,391 | 35,649 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| Mauritania | 17 | 1:240,874 | 11,443 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Lesotho | 16 | 1:127,035 | 12,091 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Congo | 9 | 1:554,344 | 12,633 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
Mbale (997) may also be a first name.
Mbale Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mbale is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: plate.
Mbale Demographics
Average Mbale Salary in
United States
$60,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mbale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbale Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mbale (Arabic: مبالي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﺎﻝ, Russian: Мбале) is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbale? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 15,214th most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 199,032 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbale live; 73 percent live in Southern Africa and 73 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mbale is also the 254,871st most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 997 people.
The surname Mbale is most widespread in Malawi, where it is carried by 18,743 people, or 1 in 913. Without taking into account Malawi it is found in 37 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 21 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside.
Mbale Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Mbale earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 38.78% less than the national average, earning R 145,488 per year and in United States they earn 40.21% more than the national average, earning $60,500 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mbale Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mbale in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﺒﺎﻝ | ambal | 50 |
| ﺍﻣﺒﺎﻟﻪ | ambalh | 33.33 |
| ﺍﻣﺒﻞ | ambl | 16.67 |
| Mbale in the Russian language | ||
| Мбале | mbale | - |
| Mbale in the Arabic language | ||
| مبالي | mbaly | - |
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