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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Mabasa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mabasa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mabasa (Russian: Мабаса) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mabasa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mabasa is the 12,338th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 160,071 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Mabasa live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mabasa is also the 141,942nd most frequent forename throughout the world It is held by 2,668 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 38,014 people, or 1 in 1,425. In South Africa it is most common in: Limpopo, where 54 percent are found, Gauteng, where 29 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 5 percent are found. Excluding South Africa Mabasa occurs in 44 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 9 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found.
Mabasa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Mabasa has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Mabasa surname rose 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 US average, with 91.3% being registered with the 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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