Mbawale Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mbawale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbawale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mbawale Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbawale occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbawale? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. Mbawale is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbawale reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 1,102,731. In Zimbabwe Mbawale is mostly concentrated in: Harare Province, where 93 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 7 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe Mbawale occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 6 percent reside and Uganda, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbawaile933/
Mbawala8627,268/
Mbawile86187/
Mbabale8633/
Mbavale8631/
Mbowale8626/
Mbawali863/
Mbawole863/
Mbawalla808/
Mmbabale801/
Mbabaale801/
Mbaweile801/
Mbaiwele801/
Mbabal772/
Mbaubaile751/
Mbabali711,915/
Mbavala71133/
Mbavile7168/
Mbavele7141/
Mbobale7134/
Mbowali7127/
Mbowole7111/
Nbabale715/
Mbewele714/
Mbavali712/
Mbavole711/
Mbaibal711/
Mbaabal711/
Mbowele711/
Mbowala711/
Mbouwal711/
Mbabaali671,573/
Mbaabali679/
Mbowolie675/
Mbuiwali674/
Mbavhala671/
Mbaballi671/
Mbouwele671/

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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 Mbawale
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