Mbaluka Surname

82,854th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,844 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mbaluka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbaluka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4,8441:9,5331,221
Tanzania8841:59,8896,433
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mbaluka (1,786) may also be a first name.

Mbaluka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbaluka is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbaluka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 82,854th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,247,013 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbaluka are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 181,002nd most widely held given name world-wide, held by 1,786 people.

The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 4,844 people, or 1 in 9,533. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Machakos County, where 36 percent reside, Makueni County, where 25 percent reside and Kitui County, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Mbaluka is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 15 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Mbaluka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbalauka934/
Mbalukha932/
Mbalukah931/
Mbalukaa931/
Mbaluko86797/
Mbalika86467/
Mbeluka8625/
Mbaluki865/
Mbaloka864/
Mbaluke862/
Mbaliko71886/
Mbolika7176/
Mboloka7141/
Mbelika716/
Mbaloko715/
Mbaloke715/
Mbaluco711/
Mvaluko711/
Mbolokai671/
Mbaluchi671/
Mbouloukou594/
Mbouloukie591/
Mboloko57827/
Mboliko5772/
Mbeliko5762/
Mboloki5733/
Mbalico571/
Mboloke571/
Mbouliko531/
Mbolloko531/

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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 Mbaluka
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