Mabasa Surname
Approximately 45,527 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 38,014 | 1:1,425 | 160 |
| Philippines | 3,883 | 1:26,072 | 3,545 |
| Zimbabwe | 2,207 | 1:6,995 | 780 |
| Malawi | 471 | 1:36,346 | 5,352 |
| DR Congo | 438 | 1:168,675 | 17,317 |
| United States | 163 | 1:2,223,674 | 139,425 |
| Swaziland | 126 | 1:10,303 | 513 |
| England | 56 | 1:994,965 | 49,531 |
| Lesotho | 25 | 1:81,302 | 10,029 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Iceland | 7 | 1:54,299 | 3,881 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
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'.
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Average Mabasa Salary in
United States
$44,416 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Mabasa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mabasa in the Russian language | ||
| Мабаса | mabasa | - |
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