Mbanila Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mbanila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbanila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1251:423,53329,670
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807

Mbanila Last Name Facts

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

Mbanila is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbanila? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mbanila is the 1,551,568th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The surname Mbanila occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbanila live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 125 people, or 1 in 423,533. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dodoma Region, where 85 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 7 percent reside and Lindi Region, where 3 percent reside. Barring Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 3 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbangila93452/
Mbanile86342/
Mwanila864/
Muanila862/
Mbangile80441/
Mbangela80234/
Muangila80233/
Mbongila8089/
Mbangilo8055/
Mvangila805/
Mbonisla801/
Mwanaila801/
Nbangila801/
Mbangili801/
Mbahanile752/
Mwanela71473/
Mbonile71453/
Mbonela71177/
Mbenela714/
Mwahangila712/
Mbongela671,008/
Mbangeli67138/
Mwanyola6789/
Mbangele6716/
Mbongilo679/
Mbongili674/
Muanhlay671/
Nbangela671/
Mbongile671/
Mbangelo671/
Mbonnile671/

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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 Mbanila
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