Mbolo Surname

52,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mbolo Surname Definition:

Mbolo is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: bread.

Mbolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6,2391:11,8421,467
Cameroon2,8281:7,344911
South Africa3081:175,90219,420
Congo1201:41,5763,928
Indonesia871:1,520,106102,006
Kenya331:1,399,39135,649
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
France41:16,605,680368,153
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Monaco11:37,0664,748
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Mbolo (433) may also be a first name.

Mbolo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mbolo is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: bread.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mbolo Last Name Facts

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

Mbolo occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbolo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 52,728th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 751,526 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbolo reside; 95 percent reside in Central Africa and 93 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mbolo is also the 412,254th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 433 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 6,239 people, or 1 in 11,842. Outside of The DR Congo this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 29 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Mbolo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mbolo surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Mbolo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.31% less than the national average, earning R 82,440 per year and in United States they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $42,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbollo91617/
M'Bolo91361/
Mbolyo91238/
Mboloh91132/
Mmbolo91102/
Mboloi9175/
Mbolio9132/
Mbuolo9121/
Mbholo917/
Mboulo913/
Mbolop912/
Mboolo912/
Mbohlo912/
Mbolho912/
Mbotlo912/
Mbolou912/
Mboloa911/
Mboelo911/
Mboulou833,053/
M'Bollo83681/
Mbolloh8313/
Mbollyo8312/
Mbolouh833/
M'Mbolo832/
Mbhollo831/
Mbulo8018,336/
Mbola8016,937/
Mbalo809,222/
Mbelo802,872/
Muolo801,742/
Mvolo80865/
Mwolo80632/
Nbolo802/
M'Boulou774/
Mboulouh771/
Mbouloup771/
Mballo7347,359/
Mboula732,786/
Muollo73810/
Mbhalo73422/
Mboola73416/
Mbolla73154/
Mbalou73100/
Mbaulo7392/
Mboila7375/
Mbuloo7373/
Mbolia7368/
Mwoloi7368/
Mwollo7324/
Mbuloh7321/
M'Balo7319/
Mvollo7312/
Mbhulo739/
Muoloo738/
Mbullo737/
Mbohla737/
Mbhelo736/
N'Bolo735/
Mwolho735/
Mbaloa735/
Mbhola735/
Mbeloh734/
Mbuola734/
M'Belo734/
Mmbelo733/
Mboela732/
Mbaloo732/
Mbuulo732/
M'Bola732/
Mbuloa731/
M'Wolo731/
Mbgola731/
Mbotla731/
Mbolah731/
Mbolga731/
Mbolya731/
Mbaloy731/
Muoluo731/
Mbuloi731/
Muoloy731/
Mbahlo731/
Mbutlo731/
Muoloi731/
Nboloi731/
Mboulhoud714/
M'Boola67418/
M'Ballo67234/
Mwoloha67216/
M'Boula6783/
Mboulla6756/
Mempolo6738/
Mvoulou6736/
Mboulga6719/
Mballos6713/
Mboulah6712/
Mballou6711/
Mbouleu6710/
Mbolath679/
Mwoliot676/
Nbohlio675/
Mbollah674/
Mboulas673/
M'Balou673/
Mbouhla673/
Mballlo672/
Mbelouh672/
Mbholia671/
Mmballo671/
Muholoa671/
Mbaloha671/
Muotlou671/
Mbaloch671/
Mboolia671/
Mbollga671/
Mbahloh671/
Mimpolo671/
Mvolooa671/
Mvouloh671/
N'Bgolo671/
Mbalood671/
Muhollo671/
Muoluod671/
Mmpholo671/
Mmuoloo671/

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