Mbelama Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mbelama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbelama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Zambia451:352,22018,524
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724

Mbelama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbelama occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mbelama click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbelama? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,218,745th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 37,955,968 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbelama are found; 76 percent are found in Central Africa and 76 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Mbelama is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 513,053. Outside of The DR Congo this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 23 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbelema861,681/
Mbalama86744/
Mbolama8622/
Mbelamo869/
Mbilama861/
Mwelama861/
Muelamai801/
Mboelema801/
Mbalamma801/
M'Balama801/
Mbelamout751/
Mbelamoup751/
Mboloma711,079/
Mbalamo7198/
Mwilama7180/
Mbolema7158/
Mbiloma7155/
Mbalema7113/
Mbelemo715/
Mbilamo714/
Mbaloma713/
Nbelema713/
Mwelamo711/
Muilama711/
Mbalamoi6748/
Mballoma6726/
Mbalouma673/
Muilamai672/
Mbilamou672/
Mbalamou671/
Mbelemou671/
Nbalamma671/
Mbailame671/
Mbailamou631/
M'Ballema631/
Mbolomo5752/
Mwiloma5715/
Mbalomo572/
Nvelamo571/
Mwilamo571/
Nouelamo5310/
Mboloumo532/
Nbeloumi531/
Mbiolomo531/

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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 Mbelama
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