Mballe Surname
Approximately 300 people bear this surname
Mballe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 241 | 1:86,179 | 10,438 |
| Mauritania | 31 | 1:132,092 | 7,581 |
| Benin | 25 | 1:413,424 | 29,829 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Mballè (1) are calculated separately.
Mballe (46) may also be a first name.
Mballe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mballe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mballe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﺎﻟﻪ) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Mballè. For other possible spellings of Mballe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mballe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 893,754th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 24,291,820 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mballe reside; 80 percent reside in Central Africa and 71 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mballe is also the 1,484,914th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 46 people.
The last name Mballe is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 241 people, or 1 in 86,179. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Littoral Region, where 37 percent live, Southwest Region, where 29 percent live and Centre Region, where 11 percent live. Excluding Cameroon it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 10 percent live and Benin, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mballe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mballe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﺒﺎﻟﻪ | ambalh | 50 |
| ﺍﻣﺒﺎﻝ | ambal | 50 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mballe
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