Mbalo Surname

55,124th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mbalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,2711:12,6851,584
DR Congo3,9811:18,5582,322
Senegal3251:44,860770
Kenya2141:215,79415,347
Cameroon1681:123,62514,082
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Lesotho311:65,5669,080
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Benin121:861,30044,192
Guinea91:1,314,8691,461
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Mbalo (471) may also be a first name.

Mbalo Last Name Facts

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

Mbalo (Arabic: مبالو) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbalo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mbalo is the 55,124th most frequent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 790,235 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbalo are found; 48 percent are found in Southern Africa and 48 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mbalo is also the 392,250th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 471 people.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 4,271 people, or 1 in 12,685. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 54 percent are found, Western Cape, where 17 percent are found and Gauteng, where 13 percent are found. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 43 percent are found and Senegal, where 4 percent are found.

Mbalo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mbalo last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mbalo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.52% less than the national average, earning R 153,240 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mballo9147,359/
Mbhalo91422/
Mbealo91110/
Mbalou91100/
Mbaulo9192/
Mbalio9120/
M'Balo9119/
Mbalyo917/
Mbaloa915/
Mbaloo912/
Mbaylo912/
Mbailo912/
Mbalho911/
Mbaloy911/
Mbahlo911/
Mbaîlo911/
M'Ballo83234/
Mballos8313/
Mballou8311/
Mbaalio834/
M'Balou833/
Mballlo832/
Mmballo831/
Mbaloha831/
Mbaloch831/
Mbalgoi831/
Mbahloh831/
Mbalood831/
Mbala8085,977/
Mbolo809,697/
Mvalo803,570/
Mbelo802,872/
Mwalo802,500/
Mualo80377/
M'Ballou773/
Mbalojje771/
Mbaileou771/
Mballa7326,361/
Mbalia73789/
Mbaula73729/
Mbollo73617/
M'Bolo73361/
Mbolyo73238/
Mbalau73209/
Mboloh73132/
M'Bala73131/
Mbalya73124/
Mmbolo73102/
Mboloi7375/
Mbaala7350/
Mwallo7349/
Mbolio7332/
Mbaleu7332/
Mbaila7321/
Mbuolo7321/
Mbatla7318/
Mmbala7317/
Mbalah737/
Mbholo737/
Mbhelo736/
Mbhala736/
Muallo735/
Mbalas735/
Mwailo735/
Mbaela734/
Mbeloh734/
M'Belo734/
Mmbelo733/
Mboulo733/
Mbahla733/
Mbalaa732/
Mbolop732/
Mboolo732/
Mbohlo732/
Mbolho732/
Mbalat732/
Mbotlo732/
Mbolou732/
Nballo731/
Nbalyo731/
Mbalaz731/
Nbaalo731/
Nmbala731/
Mwaloh731/
Mboloa731/
Mboelo731/
Mbalga731/
Mualoh731/
Mwaalo731/
Mbalha731/
Mwaloi731/
Mwalio731/
Mbalyoowa712/
Mboulou673,053/
Muaylou671,609/
M'Bollo67681/
Mbalaha67376/
M'Balla67215/
Mbalahe67142/
Mbaalya6722/
Mballah6713/
Mbolloh6713/
Mbollyo6712/
Mbatlia6710/
Mvaloys675/
Mbahala675/
M'Balia675/
Mbolouh673/
Muhalos672/
Mbelouh672/
M'Balah672/
M'Mbolo672/
Mbhaula672/
Mbeillo671/
Mbhollo671/
Mbalach671/
Mballla671/
N'Ballo671/
Mbhalat671/
Mbathla671/
Mbatlha671/
Mhwahlo671/
Mwalloh671/
Mbaylaï671/
Mbaalah671/

Mbalo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mbalo in the Arabic language
مبالوmbalw-

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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 Mbalo
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