Mbalinga Surname
Approximately 1,107 people bear this surname
Mbalinga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 996 | 1:53,154 | 5,853 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Mbalinga (21) may also be a first name.
Mbalinga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbalinga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mbalinga is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Mbalinga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbalinga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mbalinga is the 333,705th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,583,149 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbalinga reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 21 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 996 people, or 1 in 53,154. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Iringa Region, where 84 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 1 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 10 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbalina | 93 | 63 | / |
| Mwalinga | 88 | 85 | / |
| Mbalenga | 88 | 55 | / |
| Mbalinge | 88 | 9 | / |
| Mbatlina | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mbolinga | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mbalingo | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mbailina | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mbalga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwailinga | 82 | 219 | / |
| Mwalingoa | 82 | 34 | / |
| Mualnga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwahalinga | 78 | 2 | / |
| Mbuolienga | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mbelenga | 75 | 3,526 | / |
| Mwalingo | 75 | 2,414 | / |
| Mwalenga | 75 | 237 | / |
| Mualenga | 75 | 34 | / |
| Mbolingo | 75 | 9 | / |
| Mbolenga | 75 | 6 | / |
| Mbalengo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mbalenge | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mboulina | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwailingo | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mbeleenga | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwailenga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mboliongo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbolingie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbolga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mboulga | 67 | 19 | / |
| Mbalgoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbollga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbelengo | 63 | 97 | / |
| Mbolenge | 63 | 48 | / |
| Mwalengo | 63 | 3 | / |
| Mbolinou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mwailengo | 59 | 144 | / |
| Mboulinou | 59 | 16 | / |
| Mbelengou | 59 | 9 | / |
| Nwaliongo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mboulengui | 56 | 1 | / |
| Muolngo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mbolenou | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Mbalinga
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