Mbulele Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mbulele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbulele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania531:998,89845,319
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mbulele (25) may also be a first name.

Mbulele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbulele is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mbulele click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbulele? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,530,696th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. Mbulele occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mbulele live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 25 people.

This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 998,898. In Tanzania it is most common in: Arusha Region, where 98 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 3 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbuelele931/
Mbolele8683/
Mbulela8642/
Mbulile8615/
Mbulale8610/
Mbuleli869/
Mbielele801/
Mboleleh801/
Mbouleli801/
Mbulelia801/
Mbholele801/
Mboulela801/
Mbolela714,696/
Mbulali71899/
Mbulila719/
Mwolele713/
Mboleli713/
Mempoulele711/
Nbolele711/
Mbulili711/
Mbholela671/
Mbulalai671/
Mbolieli671/
Mbolile5719/
Mwolela574/
Mbolili573/
Mvulila571/
Mwaulila535/

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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 Mbulele
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