Mbamalu Surname

181,850th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mbamalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbamalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,2281:79,5085,639
United States531:6,838,848318,712
England241:2,321,58686,519
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Norway71:734,61250,907
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Mbamalu (66) may also be a first name.

Mbamalu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbamalu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbamalu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 181,850th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,115,667 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Mbamalu live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mbamalu is also the 1,201,840th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 66 people.

Mbamalu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,228 people, or 1 in 79,508. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Enugu, where 38 percent are found, Lagos, where 17 percent are found and Abia, where 7 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Mbamalu exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Mbamalu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mbamalu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Mbamalu earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 25.47% less than the national average, earning 257,945 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 14.17% more than the national average, earning R 271,320 per year; in United States they earn 2.49% less than the national average, earning $42,075 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.47% more than the national average, earning $52,898 CAD per year.

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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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  • 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 Mbamalu
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