Mbalwa Surname

99,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,768 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mbalwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbalwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,8731:13,6691,767
DR Congo5881:125,64613,565
South Africa1781:304,36929,195
Uganda541:722,95035,796
Zambia411:386,58319,508
Kenya241:1,924,16236,129
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mbalwa (57) may also be a first name.

Mbalwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbalwa is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mbalwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbalwa? popularity and diffusion

Mbalwa is the 99,304th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,528,428 people. The last name Mbalwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbalwa reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 57 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,873 people, or 1 in 13,669. In Tanzania Mbalwa is most numerous in: Songwe Region, where 51 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 39 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Mbalwa occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.

Mbalwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mbalwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.14% less than the national average, earning R 101,856 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbailwa92148/
Mbalwaâ924/
M'Balwa921/
N'Mbalwa861/
Mbalwe831,226/
Mbolwa83146/
Mbalua8339/
Mbalba8336/
Mbalwo831/
Nbalwa831/
Mbaulua771/
Mbaluha771/
Mboolwa771/
Mbotelwa719/
Mboulwai711/
Mbalbe6710/
Mbochelwa677/
Mbalbo671/
Mbolwe671/
Mbalvou621/
Mbachilui531/
Mbolua5062/
Mbolue501/

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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 Mbalwa
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