Mbila Surname

38,536th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Mbila Surname Definition:

Mbila is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: an announcement to the masses.

Mbila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo8,3941:8,8011,090
Congo1,5351:3,250526
Tanzania1,1261:47,0175,295
Kenya6291:73,4186,894
South Africa5961:90,90211,139
Cameroon5841:35,5634,778
Nigeria4241:417,79021,705
Zimbabwe1031:149,88619,081
Belgium621:185,43024,739
Angola491:550,8002,323
Indonesia381:3,480,242186,493
Zambia271:587,03424,185
Botswana171:128,64318,229
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States81:45,307,367917,113
France61:11,070,454349,096
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Mbila (1,026) may also be a first name.

Mbila Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mbila is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: an announcement to the masses.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mbila Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbila occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mbila.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbila? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mbila is the 38,536th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 534,043 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbila live; 77 percent live in Central Africa and 77 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mbila is also the 250,561st most widespread first name world-wide, held by 1,026 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 8,394 people, or 1 in 8,801. Excluding The DR Congo Mbila occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 11 percent are found and Tanzania, where 8 percent are found.

Mbila Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mbila surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Mbila earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.53% less than the national average, earning R 93,804 per year and in United States they earn 29.06% more than the national average, earning $55,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbuila911,819/
Mbilia911,386/
Mbiola91508/
Mboila9175/
Mbaila9121/
M'Bila9117/
Mbiela9115/
Mbhila917/
Mbilah915/
Mbilya914/
Mbiloa913/
Mbilay912/
Mmbila912/
Mbeila911/
Mbilai911/
Mbilap911/
Mbilha911/
Mbisla911/
Mbilaya8338/
M'Buila8334/
Mbailai839/
M'Bilay831/
Mwila80124,383/
Mbela8016,173/
Mbili8013,052/
Muila8012,158/
Mvila804,330/
Mbilo802,317/
Mbile801,904/
Nbila8012/
Mbily802/
Mbyla802/
Mbilé801/
Mbilaowa771/
Muilay731,039/
Mwaila73647/
Mbaile73165/
Mbeula73164/
Mbiele73161/
Mbieli73133/
Mbelai73131/
M'Vila7391/
Mbilou7391/
Mvuila7389/
Mbehla7328/
Mbioli7321/
Mbhili7318/
Mwilai739/
Mwilay739/
Mvilla736/
M'Bilo736/
Mbaili735/
Mbeile735/
Mbelya735/
Mwilah735/
Muilas735/
Mbileu735/
Mbilei735/
M'Bily734/
Mbgela734/
Muilia734/
Nbuila734/
Mbihli734/
Mmbela733/
Mbilih733/
Mbilie733/
Mvoila732/
Muilai732/
M'Bela732/
Mwilaa732/
Mbelea732/
Mbiole732/
Mbelia732/
M'Bili732/
Mbailo732/
Mbelas732/
Mbielo731/
Mbilio731/
Mmbili731/
Mbhela731/
Mbyola731/
Mboili731/
Mbiloh731/
Mbiolo731/
Mbuili731/
Mbeela731/
Mbelaa731/
Mbelap731/
Mbelay731/
Mbesla731/
Mmwila731/
Mbetla731/
Mbelga731/
Mmvila731/
Mmbilo731/
Mbiles731/
M'Byla731/
Mbieleu67258/
Mimpila6741/
Mempila6734/
M'Mbela6721/
Mbaille6717/
Nimpila6711/
Mbheile6710/
Mbeleha676/
Mbehlai675/
M'Vilas674/
Mouhila673/
Mbilish672/
Mbielie672/
Mbhihli672/
M'Villa672/
Mbeillo671/
N'Beila671/
M'Bilou671/
Mbeulah671/
Mbhehla671/
Mbailly671/
Mbelahe671/
Mbeulla671/
Mwailah671/
Mbiliui671/
Mbaylaï671/

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