Jabavu Surname

401,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 875 people bear this surname

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

Jabavu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jabavu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8621:62,8517,904
Lesotho91:225,84014,831
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Jabavu (139) may also be a first name.

Jabavu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jabavu is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jabavu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jabavu is the 401,442nd most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 8,328,624 people. Jabavu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jabavu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 784,558th most common forename on earth. It is borne by 139 people.

The surname Jabavu is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 862 people, or 1 in 62,851. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 66 percent live, Gauteng, where 13 percent live and Western Cape, where 11 percent live. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 1 percent live and Botswana, where 0 percent live.

Jabavu Last Name Statistics demography

Jabavu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.87% less than the national average, earning R 121,500 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jababu83289/
Jobavu831/
Sabavu831/
Jaibabu771/
Jaibaabu7121/
Sabawu67789/
Zababu6755/
Hababu6731/
Javabu6727/
Jawabu6722/
Jawawu6712/
Yababu675/
Havavu671/
Jowabu671/

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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 Jabavu
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