Mbelema Surname
Approximately 1,681 people bear this surname
Mbelema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,614 | 1:45,774 | 5,545 |
| Tanzania | 48 | 1:1,102,950 | 46,388 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Congo | 3 | 1:1,663,032 | 27,638 |
Mbelema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbelema Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mbelema occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mbelema.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbelema? popularity and diffusion
Mbelema is the 238,470th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 4,335,244 people. Mbelema is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbelema live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,614 people, or 1 in 45,774. Outside of The DR Congo it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 3 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mboelema | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mbelama | 86 | 192 | / |
| Mwelema | 86 | 64 | / |
| Mbolema | 86 | 58 | / |
| Mbeleme | 86 | 50 | / |
| Mbalema | 86 | 13 | / |
| Mbelemo | 86 | 5 | / |
| Nbelema | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mbelemi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muhelema | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mbelemou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mboliema | 80 | 1 | / |
| M'Ballema | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbilima | 71 | 1,637 | / |
| Mboloma | 71 | 1,079 | / |
| Mbalama | 71 | 744 | / |
| Muilema | 71 | 93 | / |
| Mbiloma | 71 | 55 | / |
| Mbolima | 71 | 50 | / |
| Mbalima | 71 | 34 | / |
| Mbolama | 71 | 22 | / |
| Mbelamo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mbaloma | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mwelima | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mwelemo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbelimo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbilama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbuilima | 67 | 172 | / |
| Mballoma | 67 | 26 | / |
| M'Balima | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mouelima | 67 | 2 | / |
| M'Belime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbalamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Balama | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mbelema
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