Mbela Surname

32,845th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Mbela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo9,5431:7,742962
Tanzania2,8981:18,2682,332
Congo7891:6,323984
Kenya7361:62,7446,105
Malawi5751:29,7724,476
Cameroon3631:57,2157,390
Indonesia3611:366,34131,484
Zambia2311:68,6146,028
Gabon2021:9,3521,744
South Africa1711:316,82930,013
Zimbabwe1421:108,72015,015
Lesotho331:61,5938,794
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Equatorial Guinea251:45,427166
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
England31:18,572,686338,250
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
France31:22,140,907385,998
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Mbela (835) may also be a first name.

Mbela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbela is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 32,845th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 450,600 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mbela are found; 68 percent are found in Central Africa and 67 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 282,586th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 835 people.

The last name Mbela is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 9,543 people, or 1 in 7,742. Other than The DR Congo this last name occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 18 percent live and The Congo, where 5 percent live.

Mbela Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mbela surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Mbela earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 60.47% less than the national average, earning R 93,936 per year and in United States they earn 32.28% less than the national average, earning $29,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbeula91164/
Mbelai91131/
Mbehla9128/
Mbiela9115/
Mbelya915/
Mbgela914/
Mbaela914/
Mmbela913/
Mboela912/
M'Bela912/
Mbelea912/
Mbelia912/
Mbelas912/
Mbeila911/
Mbhela911/
Mbeela911/
Mbelaa911/
Mbelap911/
Mbelay911/
Mbesla911/
Mbetla911/
Mbelga911/
M'Mbela8321/
Mbeleha836/
Mbehlai835/
Mbeulah831/
Mbhehla831/
Mbelahe831/
Mbeulla831/
Mbala8085,977/
Mbele8085,547/
Muela8021,651/
Mbola8016,937/
Mbila8013,646/
Mwela8012,566/
Mbeli803,515/
Mbelo802,872/
Mvela801,307/
Mbely807/
Nbela807/
Mbyla802/
Mbhele7339,244/
Mballa7326,361/
Muelas737,075/
Mbuila731,819/
Mbilia731,386/
Mbalai73987/
Mbalia73789/
Mbeeli73653/
Mbalay73534/
Mbiola73508/
Mbelou73447/
Mvella73388/
Mouela73219/
Mbalau73209/
Mweela73200/
Mbiele73161/
Mbolla73154/
Mbieli73133/
M'Bala73131/
Mbealo73110/
Mhwela7386/
Mbolea7384/
Mboila7375/
Mbolia7368/
Mbeule7363/
Mbalea7362/
Mbaala7350/
Mbehle7345/
M'Bele7336/
Mbaila7321/
Mbolay7321/
Mmbala7317/
M'Bila7317/
Mwelea7315/
Mbolaj7311/
Mmbele7310/
Mbalah737/
Mbelee737/
Mbelet737/
Mbohla737/
Mbhila737/
Mbhelo736/
'Muela736/
Mbolai736/
Mbhala736/
Mbeile735/
Mmwela735/
Mbilah735/
Mbeele735/
Mwehla735/
Mbhola735/
Mbilya734/
Mbeloh734/
Muelay734/
M'Belo734/
M'Wela734/
Mmbelo733/
Mbeleu733/
Mbiloa733/
Mbelos733/
Mbheli733/
Muetla733/
Mwelia733/
Mbahla733/
Mbalaj733/
Mbalaa732/
Mbeuli732/
Mbilay732/
M'Bola732/
Mmbila732/
Mbeale731/
Mbielo731/
Muelya731/
Mbeler731/
Nmbala731/
Nbeela731/
M'Bely731/
M'Vela731/
Mbgele731/
Mbilai731/
Mbilap731/
Mbilha731/
Mbyola731/
Mbolah731/
Mbolya731/
Mbisla731/
Mboelo731/
Mbeley731/
Mwelha731/
'Mbele731/
Mwelas731/
Mbalha731/
Mbelei731/
Mbeali731/
Mbehli731/
Mvelas731/
Mmuela731/
Nbelia731/
Muelah731/
Muelea731/
Nbelai731/
M'Byla731/
M'Belou67946/
Mbalaha67376/
Mbieleu67258/
M'Balla67215/
Mbehelo67202/
Mouehla6795/
Mwehela6779/
Mbilaya6738/
M'Buila6734/
Mempila6734/
Mvellah6724/
Mbaalya6722/
Mballah6713/
M'Beslé6712/
Mouelha6710/
Mbheile6710/
Mbailai679/
Mbehele677/
Mbahala675/
M'Balia675/
Mbollah674/
Mbielie672/
Mbelouh672/
Mweulya672/
M'Balah672/
Mbeillo671/
Mbholia671/
N'Beila671/
Muhelya671/
M'Bilay671/
Mbeuleu671/
Mbgelle671/
Mballai671/
Mballla671/
Mbeheli671/
Mbelech671/
Mouelas671/
Mmouela671/
Mwe'ela671/
Mwelasd671/
Mbhelli671/
Mbhhele671/
Mmbhele671/
Muehlau671/
Mbaylaï671/
Mbaalah671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mbela
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