Mabasa Surname

12,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45,527 people bear this surname

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

Mabasa Surname User-submission:

The Mabasa surname means 'jobs' in Shona (Zimbabwean language). In singular it is Basa, which means 'job'.

Mabasa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa38,0141:1,425160
Philippines3,8831:26,0723,545
Zimbabwe2,2071:6,995780
Malawi4711:36,3465,352
DR Congo4381:168,67517,317
United States1631:2,223,674139,425
Swaziland1261:10,303513
England561:994,96549,531
Lesotho251:81,30210,029
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
France31:22,140,907385,998
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guam11:160,1214,893
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Mabasa (2,668) may also be a first name.

Mabasa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mabasa surname means 'jobs' in Shona (Zimbabwean language). In singular it is Basa, which means 'job'.

- samuelmabasa

Mabasa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mabasa (Russian: Мабаса) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mabasa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mabasa is the 12,338th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 160,071 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Mabasa live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 141,942nd most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 2,668 people.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 38,014 people, or 1 in 1,425. In South Africa Mabasa is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 54 percent reside, Gauteng, where 29 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 5 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name is found in 44 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 9 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent reside.

Mabasa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mabasa has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Mabasa surname grew 5,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mabasa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mabasa surname are 38.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 91.3% registered with the political party.

The amount Mabasa earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 37.27% less than the national average, earning R 149,076 per year; in United States they earn 2.94% more than the national average, earning $44,416 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.42% less than the national average, earning $44,008 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mabasha92752/
Mabassa92144/
Mabaisa9266/
Mabasah926/
Mabasoa925/
Matbasa924/
Maibasa922/
Mabhasa921/
Mabaasa921/
Mabasas921/
Mabasca921/
Mabatsa921/
Mabhasha8680/
Maibasga8626/
Mahbasha8623/
Maabasha8622/
Mabeasea867/
Mabeasia867/
Maibasha867/
Mhabasha864/
Mahabasa863/
Mabascay862/
Maibassa862/
Mahubasa861/
Mabaasha861/
Mmabasha861/
Mabashad861/
Mabashay861/
Mabaso8390,104/
Mavasa832,748/
Mabesa831,979/
Mawasa83654/
Mabaza83390/
Mabasi83310/
Mobasa83208/
Mabosa83161/
Mabaxa8388/
Mabase8357/
Mabaca8335/
Mabasò831/
Mahabasha8050/
Mahbashah8014/
Mahbhasha808/
Maabhasha804/
Mahabhasa802/
Mabasso7719,929/
Mawasha772,471/
Mabazza771,927/
Mabotsa77614/
Mgobasa77427/
Mampasa77179/
Mavhasa77150/
Maiwasa7771/
Mgabaza7758/
Mabhaso7747/
Mawassa7735/
Maibaza7727/
Mabessa7725/
Mabatsi7724/
Mabassi7724/
Mavasha7723/
Mabassy7722/
Mabuisa7721/
Mabhaxa7719/
Maibaso7716/
Mabhaca7716/
Mabhosa7713/
Mabashi7712/
Manpasa779/
Mabatso777/
Mabatja776/
Mabacha775/
Mabashe774/
Mebassa773/
Mawasia772/
Mabarza772/
Maibosa772/
Mahbasi772/
Mobatsa772/
Mabaaso772/
Mawasai771/
Mabhesa771/
Mabadja771/
Maubasi771/
Mavaisa771/
Mgabase771/
Mhabaso771/
Mabossa771/
Maabaso771/
Mabasoo771/
Mabasou771/
Mahabbasha7523/
Mahabhasha759/
Mahubhasha753/
Maiwassa71727/
Mgabashe71153/
Maiwasha71137/
Mavatsha7179/
Mabassou7163/
Maboussa7156/
Mamphasa7155/
Maibashi7143/
Mabatshi7140/
Maibasse7140/
Mhavasha7131/
Maibasso7128/
Mauwasha7121/
Mahabasi7114/
Mabadzha7114/
Matbaasi7112/
Maïwassa7112/
Mahbashi7110/
Mavhaisa717/
Mampassa715/
Massuasa714/
Mahuasay714/
Mabhashi714/
Maibossa713/
Mmawasha713/
Mathuasa713/
Maihwasa711/
Mavashea711/
Mavhasha711/
Maswasha711/
Mabautso711/
Mabhasho711/
Mabhasuj711/
Mgobassa711/
Maibaeza711/
Maibaiza711/
Mabacaha711/
Mabarzai711/
Mabasher711/
Mabatcha711/
Maivasai711/
Maiwasoa711/
Maibaaso711/
Maibosaa711/
Maibousa711/
Mampasai711/
Maywassa711/
Mobassat711/
Mampasau711/
Mhawasha711/
Mgabhaza711/
Mhabashi711/
Mabhashe711/
Matbaaci711/
Maboso6721,510/
Mabeza672,879/
Maboza671,218/
Mavasi67975/
Mavaza67295/
Maboja67204/
Mawaso67202/
Mobase67194/
Mavase67127/
Mowasa67123/
Mabosi67119/
Mobasi6769/
Mawosa6767/
Mabeso6759/
Mobesa6751/
Mabazo6747/
Mavosa6743/
Mobaso6729/
Mavaso6727/
Mabaco6727/
Mabazi6723/
Mabaze6722/
Mobaza6721/
Maïboussa676/
Mabose676/
Machwasha676/
Machwaisa675/
Maboca674/
Mamphasaa674/
Mabajo673/
Mawaxa673/
Mebaso672/
Maiboussa672/
Mahboussa672/
Movasa672/
Mobosa671/
Mashbashi671/
Maiwassaa671/
Maiwwassa671/
Maibacias671/
Moubassat671/
Maboxa671/
Mabace671/
Mahabotsa671/
Mobadshah671/
Matthuasa670/

Mabasa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mabasa in the Russian language
Мабасаmabasa-

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