Mbambale Surname

760,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 376 people bear this surname

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

Mbambale Surname Definition:

Mbambale is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: a special traditional mill.

Mbambale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3691:146,82316,737
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mbambale Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mbambale is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: a special traditional mill.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mbambale Last Name Facts

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

Mbambale is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbambale? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mbambale is the 760,012th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 19,381,771 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbambale reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 369 people, or 1 in 146,823. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 78 percent live, Gauteng, where 20 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.

Mbambale Last Name Statistics demography

Mbambale earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.18% less than the national average, earning R 180,168 per year.

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