Mvalo Surname

127,140th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,570 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mvalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mvalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,1441:7,9851,197
South Africa1,3421:40,3715,188
Zimbabwe511:302,71130,394
England131:4,286,005132,302
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Swaziland41:324,550996
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mvalo (18) may also be a first name.

Mvalo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mvalo occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mvalo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 127,140th most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,041,329 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mvalo reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 18 people.

Mvalo is most numerous in Malawi, where it is held by 2,144 people, or 1 in 7,985. Other than Malawi this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 38 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Mvalo Last Name Statistics demography

Mvalo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.89% less than the national average, earning R 119,088 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mvaloys835/
Mbalo809,222/
Mwalo802,500/
Mvala801,023/
Mvolo80865/
Mualo80377/
Mvelo80331/
Mballo7347,359/
Mbhalo73422/
Mbealo73110/
Mbalou73100/
Mbaulo7392/
Mwallo7349/
Mbalio7320/
M'Balo7319/
Mvollo7312/
Mbalyo737/
Mwailo735/
Muallo735/
Mbaloa735/
Mvalla734/
Mbailo732/
Mbaylo732/
Mbaloo732/
Mbaloy731/
Mwaloi731/
Mwalio731/
Mbalho731/
Mveloo731/
Mvello731/
Mbaîlo731/
Mualoh731/
Mwaalo731/
Mbahlo731/
Mwaloh731/
Muaylou671,609/
M'Ballo67234/
Mvoulou6736/
Mballos6713/
Mballou6711/
Mbaalio674/
M'Balou673/
Mballlo672/
Muhalos672/
Mwalloh671/
Mhwahlo671/
Mbalood671/
Mvouloh671/
Mvolooa671/
Mbaloha671/
Mbahloh671/
Mmballo671/
Mmvalya671/
Mbalgoi671/
Mbaloch671/

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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 Mvalo
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