Mvala Surname

355,394th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,023 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mvala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mvala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8961:60,4667,641
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Congo111:453,55410,703
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Israel21:4,278,817136,311

Mvala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mvala is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mvala.

How Common Is The Last Name Mvala? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 355,394th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,123,701 people. The surname Mvala is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mvala live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 89 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mvala is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 896 people, or 1 in 60,466. In South Africa it is mostly found in: North West, where 53 percent reside, Free State, where 21 percent reside and Gauteng, where 19 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

Mvala Last Name Statistics demography

Mvala earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 6.59% more than the national average, earning R 253,296 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mvalla914/
Mmvalya831/
Mbala8085,977/
Mwala8015,665/
Muala804,790/
Mvalo803,570/
Mvela801,307/
Mvola80224/
Mvale8048/
Nvala8032/
Mvali8020/
Mballa7326,361/
Mvoula733,839/
Mwaala731,597/
Mbalai73987/
Mbalia73789/
Mbaula73729/
Mwaila73647/
Mualia73579/
Mualla73577/
Mbalay73534/
Mwaula73459/
Mwahla73440/
Mvella73388/
Mmwala73366/
Mwalla73223/
Mbalau73209/
M'Bala73131/
Mbalya73124/
Mualat7398/
Mvuila7389/
Mwaela7380/
Mwalaa7371/
Mbalea7362/
Mualap7362/
Mbaala7350/
Mualas7346/
Mwalea7327/
Mualay7324/
Mbaila7321/
Mbatla7318/
Mmbala7317/
Mwalia7316/
Mvaile7315/
Mwalai7312/
Mbalah737/
Mualad737/
Mbhala736/
Mbalas735/
Mbaloa735/
Muasla734/
Mwalah734/
Mualaa733/
Muaala733/
Mbahla733/
Mbalaj733/
Mualai733/
Mwalau732/
Mvoila732/
Mbalaa732/
Mwayla732/
Mbalat732/
Mvhali732/
Mwalha731/
Nvalea731/
Mbalaz731/
Nmbala731/
M'Valy731/
M'Vela731/
M'Wala731/
Mbalga731/
Mvalle731/
Mvolla731/
Mwalay731/
Mwalad731/
Mwgala731/
Mbalha731/
Mmpala731/
M'Mwala67392/
Mbalaha67376/
M'Balla67215/
Mouhala67175/
Mbalahe67142/
Mwahala67134/
Mwahula6770/
M'Voula6725/
Mvellah6724/
Mbaalya6722/
Mimpala6721/
Muhalya6719/
Mwallah6716/
Mballah6713/
Muallla6710/
Mbatlia6710/
Mbailai679/
Muaalla678/
Mvaloys675/
Mbahala675/
M'Balia675/
Muallap673/
M'Balah672/
Mhwahla672/
Mbhaula672/
Minpala671/
Mualyah671/
Nvalaja671/
Mwaalaa671/
Mbaloha671/
Mbalach671/
Mballai671/
Mballla671/
Mbaslay671/
Muaylah671/
Muaylla671/
Muhayla671/
Nempala671/
Mwalaha671/
Mwailah671/
Mwallau671/
Mbhalat671/
Mbathla671/
Mbatlha671/
Mbaylaï671/
Mbaalah671/
Muallas670/

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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 Mvala
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