Mbonela Surname
Approximately 177 people bear this surname
Mbonela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Zimbabwe | 36 | 1:428,840 | 37,622 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mbonela (11) may also be a first name.
Mbonela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbonela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mbonela is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mbonela.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbonela? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,286,243rd most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. The surname Mbonela occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbonela are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mbonela is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used given name globally, held by 11 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Other than Malawi this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent reside and Tanzania, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbongela | 93 | 1,008 | / |
| Mboneloa | 93 | 7 | / |
| Mboneli | 86 | 327 | / |
| Mbunela | 86 | 64 | / |
| Mbonelo | 86 | 11 | / |
| Mbenela | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nbonela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbonele | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbungela | 80 | 586 | / |
| Mbangela | 80 | 234 | / |
| Mbongele | 80 | 154 | / |
| Mbongila | 80 | 89 | / |
| Mbongeli | 80 | 83 | / |
| Mbongelo | 80 | 28 | / |
| Mbonelou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Muongela | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mbonisla | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbhungela | 75 | 66 | / |
| Mwoongela | 75 | 10 | / |
| Mwongella | 75 | 2 | / |
| Muhongela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwongelah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwanela | 71 | 473 | / |
| Mbonile | 71 | 453 | / |
| Mbanila | 71 | 133 | / |
| Muonelo | 71 | 32 | / |
| Mbuneli | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mbenelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nbonele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbonhli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbungele | 67 | 969 | / |
| Mbangila | 67 | 452 | / |
| Mbangeli | 67 | 138 | / |
| Mbangele | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mbongilo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Muhonelo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbongili | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbungelo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mvunhela | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mmuonelo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbangelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbongile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbungila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbonnile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbangela | 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
- 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 Mbonela
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