Mbalira Surname

816,514th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mbalira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbalira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1791:218,09717,007
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mbalira Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mbalira Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Mbalira is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbalira? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 816,514th most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 21,371,102 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbalira live; 52 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 179 people, or 1 in 218,097. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Buyende District, where 22 percent live, Luuka District, where 21 percent live and Mayuge District, where 15 percent live. Apart from Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 46 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbalire86956/
Mbaliri8648/
Mbaliro8624/
Mwalira867/
Mbalera861/
Muhalira809/
Mboleira803/
Mbaalire801/
Mbailire801/
Mbelera7120/
Mbaleri719/
Mbolera714/
Mwalera711/
Mbolire711/
Mboleera671/
Mbouliere631/
Mwalero57209/
Mbolere5712/
Mvalero571/
Nbaleri571/

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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
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  • 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 Mbalira
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