Membala Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Membala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Membala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
India81:95,883,173728,828
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Membala (144) may also be a first name.

Membala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Membala (Hindi: मेमबाला) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Membala.

How Common Is The Last Name Membala? popularity and diffusion

Membala is the 2,333,370th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Membala reside; 69 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 46 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Membala is also the 769,375th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 144 people.

The surname is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 4,408,306. In Indonesia Membala is most common in: South Sulawesi, where 97 percent are found. Not including Indonesia it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 24 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Membalay931/
Mmbala9217/
Mambala862,974/
Mimbala86940/
Mombala86832/
Membela86152/
Membola8641/
Membali8633/
Membale861/
Mambayla80270/
Miembola8082/
Muembela8048/
Mimballa8039/
Mimbalay803/
Mimbalah803/
Mambhala802/
Maembela802/
Momballa802/
Mambaala801/
Mambalai801/
Mambaila801/
Mambalia801/
Membelah801/
Memboula801/
Menballa801/
Mmbali7797/
Mmbela773/
Mmbale771/
Mamballah754/
Miemboula752/
Mimbela712,447/
Mombela712,442/
Mambela711,079/
Mombola71320/
Mambola71246/
Mambalo71204/
Memvola71101/
Mimbali7157/
Membolo7141/
Membole7121/
M'Mbela7121/
Menbali7116/
Mimbale7115/
Menwala719/
M'Mbali716/
Minbala715/
Menbale714/
Menbela712/
Membelo712/
Mombalo711/
Mimbola711/
Mmvalya711/
Mmballo711/
M'Mbale711/
Mimbalo711/
Mhombela67407/
Momboula6764/
Maimbela6749/
Menballi6722/
Memvoula6710/
Moemboli674/
Mhembelo673/
Mambalou673/
Mombolla672/
Mahambaehla672/
Membelia671/
Muenbali671/
Mambailo671/
Mambolau671/
Mambhola671/
Maimbale671/
Maembelo671/
Menboula671/
Mambeula671/
Miombali671/

Membala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Membala in the Hindi language
मेमबालाmemabala-

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