Mbawala Surname

20,064th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mbawala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbawala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania25,4841:2,077276
Malawi1,5161:11,2921,733
Zambia1941:81,7016,916
Zimbabwe421:367,57734,250
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Mbawala (84) may also be a first name.

Mbawala Last Name Facts

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

Mbawala occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbawala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 20,064th most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 267,256 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbawala are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,046,220th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 84 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 25,484 people, or 1 in 2,077. In Tanzania Mbawala is primarily concentrated in: Ruvuma Region, where 58 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 6 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.

Mbawala Last Name Statistics demography

Mbawala earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 10.88% more than the national average, earning R 263,484 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbawalla938/
Mbabala86895/
Mbavala86133/
Mbawale8616/
Mbawela867/
Mbawali863/
Mbowala861/
Mbawaile803/
Mbabhala802/
Mbavhala801/
Mbhabala801/
Mbabali711,915/
Mbowela71542/
Mbowola7172/
Mbabale7133/
Mbavale7131/
Mbowali7127/
Mbowale7126/
Mbabalo719/
Mvavala715/
Mbawole713/
Mbavali712/
Mbawolo712/
Mbobala711/
Mbewela711/
Nvawala711/
Mbewola711/
Mbawelo711/
Mbabaali671,573/
Mbaabali679/
Mbowella673/
Mbouvala671/
Mbaboula671/
Mboouala671/
Mmbabale671/
Mbaballi671/
Mbabaale671/
Mbaweile671/

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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 Mbawala
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