Mbale Surname

15,214th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,615 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mbale Surname Definition:

Mbale is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: plate.

Mbale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi18,7431:91373
Zambia7,7221:2,053287
DR Congo6,6901:11,0431,370
Tanzania1,7531:30,2013,598
Uganda6351:61,4797,088
Cameroon4711:44,0965,810
South Africa2031:266,88526,661
Indonesia1431:924,82068,783
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
Zimbabwe361:428,84037,622
Kenya331:1,399,39135,649
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Mauritania171:240,87411,443
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Lesotho161:127,03512,091
England131:4,286,005132,302
Congo91:554,34412,633
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
India71:109,580,769786,157
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
France21:33,211,361423,184
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbaule912,467/
Mbaale91309/
Mballe91300/
Mbaile91165/
M'Bale9193/
Mbalea9162/
Mbalie9136/
Mbaleu9132/
Mbhale9112/
Mbahle9111/
Mbaele914/
Mbaley912/
Mbalee912/
Mbales911/
Mbeale911/
Mbalhe911/
Mmbale911/
Mbal892,957/
Mbeyale831,382/
M'Balle83372/
Mbayole8358/
Møballe8322/
Mbaille8317/
Mba'ale8316/
Mballey8314/
Mbayele8313/
M'Baley835/
Mbaelee833/
Mbajule832/
Mballeh832/
M'Mbale831/
Mboyale831/
Mbaelle831/
Mbaleha831/
Mballie831/
Mwale80314,945/
Mbala8085,977/
Mbele8085,547/
Mbali8014,814/
Mbole809,328/
Muale80369/
Mvale8048/
Mbaal8044/
Mbaly8015/
Nbale8015/
M'Bal8013/
Mball808/
Mbeal805/
Mbaul804/
Mbail804/
Mbhal801/
Mbattles772/
Mbaihole771/
Mbalojje771/
Mbhele7339,244/
Mballa7326,361/
Mboule731,511/
Mbolle731,068/
Mbalai73987/
Mbalia73789/
Mbaula73729/
Mbalay73534/
Mwaule73355/
Mbiele73161/
M'Bala73131/
Mbalya73124/
Mbhali73124/
Mwaale73122/
Mboole7399/
Mmbali7397/
Mbolea7384/
Mbeule7363/
Mbuele7356/
Mbaala7350/
Mbehle7345/
M'Bele7336/
Mwalle7332/
Mbaeli7331/
Mwalea7327/
Mwalie7325/
Mbauli7324/
Mbatel7322/
Mbaila7321/
Mbalio7320/
Mualie7320/
Mmbala7317/
Mbaali7316/
Mbally7316/
Mvaile7315/
M'Bali7314/
Mballi7314/
Mmbele7310/
Mbalyi739/
Mbolet739/
Mbalyo737/
Mbahul737/
Mbelee737/
Mbhala736/
Mbaili735/
Mbeile735/
Mbasil735/
Mbeele735/
Mbaloa735/
Mwaleh733/
Mmwale733/
Mbeleu733/
Mbolie733/
Mbalaj733/
M'Ball732/
Mualje732/
Mwalei732/
Mbalaa732/
Mbelea732/
Mboley732/
N'Bale732/
Mbahli732/
Mmbole732/
Mualei731/
Mualet731/
Mwwale731/
Nbales731/
Mwalee731/
Mwaile731/
Mboleh731/
Mualey731/
Nbaale731/
Mbacil731/
Nmbala731/
Mbhail731/
Mbuole731/
Mbolee731/
Mbalhi731/
Mbalii731/
Mbalip731/
Mbaliy731/
Mballè731/
Mbaloy731/
Mbeley731/
Mualeu731/
Mvalle731/
Mwayle731/
Mwaleu731/
'Mbele731/
'Mbole731/
Mwaley731/
Mbalha731/
Mbhole731/
Mbelei731/
Mbatli731/
Mbeali731/
Mhwale731/
M'Bole731/
M'Bayoule711/
Mbalaya67393/
M'Balla67215/
Mbol67174/
Mboulle67114/
Mbouele6792/
Mbayela6757/
Mbiyala6741/
Mboulet6733/
Mbayila6723/
Mbayala6723/
Mbaalya6722/
Mboyala6721/
Nbal6721/
M'Boule6719/
Mbalaja6717/
Menpale6713/
M'Ballé6711/
Mbouleu6710/
Mbheile6710/
Mbejele679/
Mbailai679/
Nempale678/
N'Balle678/
Mbawela677/
Mboyele676/
M'Mbali676/
Mbaitel676/
Mbalowa676/
Mbahala675/
M'Balia675/
Nbailey674/
Mwaisle674/
Mbojele674/
Mbaalio674/
Mbiyali674/
Mbaitil674/
Muaylee674/
Mwaules673/
Mbojole672/
Mbajila672/
Mval672/
Mouhale672/
Mbhaula672/
Mbuyali672/
M'Baslé671/
Mbajela671/
Mualler671/
Mbiyele671/
Mbajala671/
Mbaloha671/
Mbeuleu671/
Mbeyele671/
Mboulee671/
Mboulei671/
Mbuyala671/
Mbuyele671/
Mbollee671/
Mbollle671/
Mbowele671/
Mboyles671/
Mbailly671/
Mbalgoi671/
Mballai671/
Mballla671/
Mbaslay671/
Mbayola671/
Muhaale671/
Mwahale671/
Mwallie671/
Mualihe671/
Mbaluha671/
Mbhhele671/
Mbojali671/
Mbejile671/
Mbayeli671/
Muhayle671/
Mmbhele671/
Mbaïtel671/

Mbale Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mbale in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺒﺎﻝambal50
ﺍﻣﺒﺎﻟﻪambalh33.33
ﺍﻣﺒﻞambl16.67
Mbale in the Russian language
Мбалеmbale-
Mbale in the Arabic language
مباليmbaly-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Mbale
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis