Last name مبالي (Mbali 
, Mbale 
, مبالي) , all around the world, is a common surname. The cognomen مبالي is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Zambia, where it is quite a rare surname, Malawi, and South Africa. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly South Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia. Likewise, مبالي is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Mbali | Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Eswatini |
| Mbale | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Tanzania |