Mbilaya Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mbilaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbilaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia291:546,54923,344
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476

Mbilaya Last Name Facts

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

Mbilaya occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbilaya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mbilaya is the 3,185,033rd most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbilaya reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mbilaya is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 546,549. In Zambia Mbilaya is mostly concentrated in: Central Province, where 97 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 3 percent reside. Beside Zambia Mbilaya occurs in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 24 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbilya924/
Mbilay922/
Mbiliya8696/
Muilaya869/
Mbilayi864/
Mbiloya861/
Mbileya861/
M'Bilay861/
Mbilaye861/
Mbila8313,646/
Mbily832/
Muilayas8011/
Muilayat801/
Mbailaye801/
Mbaileya801/
Muilayau801/
Mbuila771,819/
Mbilia771,386/
Muilay771,039/
Mboila7775/
Mbaila7721/
M'Bila7717/
Mbiela7715/
Mwilay779/
Mbhila777/
Mbelya775/
M'Bily774/
Mbiloa773/
Mwilaa772/
Mmbila772/
Mbeila771/
Mbilai771/
Mbelaa771/
Mbelay771/
Mbeleya7168/
M'Buila7134/
Mbelayi7123/
Mbailai719/
Mbeliya715/
Mbiloyi713/
Mwiluya711/
Mbilaji711/
Mbileyi711/
Mbailly711/
Mbailye711/
Mbelaye711/
Mbelayo711/
Mbela6716,173/
Mbili6713,052/
Mbile671,904/
Nbila6712/
Mbely677/
Mbiloyii673/
Mbyla672/
M'Bailly672/
Mbaileyo671/
Mbilé671/

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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 Mbilaya
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