Mbwale Surname
Approximately 1,519 people bear this surname
Mbwale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 945 | 1:2,550 | 405 |
| Tanzania | 504 | 1:105,043 | 10,238 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mbwale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbwale Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mbwale is more commonly found in Namibia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbwale? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 258,906th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,797,594 people. The surname Mbwale occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbwale reside; 62 percent reside in Southern Africa and 62 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in Namibia, where it is carried by 945 people, or 1 in 2,550. In Namibia it is primarily found in: Kunene Region, where 37 percent live, Omusati Region, where 22 percent live and Khomas Region, where 14 percent live. Apart from Namibia this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 33 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbwalle | 92 | 21 | / |
| Mbwal | 91 | 3 | / |
| Mbwile | 83 | 6,420 | / |
| Mbwali | 83 | 4,932 | / |
| Mbwele | 83 | 1,131 | / |
| Mbwala | 83 | 1,052 | / |
| Mbuale | 83 | 190 | / |
| Nbwale | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mbvale | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mpwale | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbwelei | 77 | 207 | / |
| Mbwaali | 77 | 99 | / |
| Mbwille | 77 | 79 | / |
| Mbwolie | 77 | 35 | / |
| Mbwalia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbuhale | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbualeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbwol | 73 | 22 | / |
| Mbwayali | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mbwajila | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mbwayeli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mimpwale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbwejele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbweli | 67 | 335 | / |
| Mbuala | 67 | 289 | / |
| Mbuele | 67 | 56 | / |
| Mpwala | 67 | 55 | / |
| Mbwoli | 67 | 23 | / |
| Mpwele | 67 | 22 | / |
| Mbuali | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nbwali | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mpwali | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mpuale | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbvile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbuole | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbvala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbbali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpwile | 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
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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 Mbwale
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