Mbolembole Surname
Approximately 713 people bear this surname
Mbolembole Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 373 | 1:141,935 | 13,029 |
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
Mbolembole Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbolembole Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mbolembole is found most in Tanzania. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbolembole? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mbolembole is the 470,770th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 10,220,962 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbolembole reside; 52 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 373 people, or 1 in 141,935. In Tanzania Mbolembole is mostly found in: Morogoro Region, where 55 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 22 percent live and Pwani Region, where 21 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 48 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbelembele | 80 | 54 | / |
| Mbolimboli | 80 | 13 | / |
| Mbalembale | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbilembile | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbele-Mbele | 76 | 4 | / |
| Mbele Mbele | 76 | 2 | / |
| Mboul-Mboul | 76 | 1 | / |
| Mpalembale | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mpelembele | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mbhele Mbhele | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mbele-Mpouele | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mbele Mabel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbalimbali | 60 | 5 | / |
| Mbulimbuli | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mbelimbali | 60 | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Mbolembole
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